"unstar" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: unstars [present, singular, third-person], unstarring [participle, present], unstarred [participle, past], unstarred [past]
Etymology: un- + star Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|star}} un- + star Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} unstar (third-person singular simple present unstars, present participle unstarring, simple past and past participle unstarred)
  1. (transitive) To remove a star from. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unstar-en-verb-GJoTc6Mm
  2. (transitive, UK politics) To demote a question from an oral one to a written one (because oral questions are conventionally marked with a star on the Order of Business in the House of Commons). Tags: UK, transitive Categories (topical): UK politics
    Sense id: en-unstar-en-verb-1GF535bR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 30 70 Topics: government, politics

Inflected forms

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