"all-star" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} all-star (not comparable)
  1. Of which all members or participants are celebrities. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-all-star-en-adj-2jiqyXPG

Noun

Forms: all-stars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} all-star (plural all-stars)
  1. (sports) A member of a team of star players. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-all-star-en-noun-wCFeBSD6 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 49 15 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 36 50 13 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. An outstanding achiever; an individual considered to be among the best in their field. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-all-star-en-noun-OSGMMN3c Disambiguation of People: 0 13 86

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for all-star meaning in English (2.2kB)

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