"barnstar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: barnstars [plural]
Etymology: barn + star Etymology templates: {{compound|en|barn|star}} barn + star Head templates: {{en-noun}} barnstar (plural barnstars)
  1. A decorative painted object or image, often in the shape of a five-pointed star but occasionally in a circular wagon-wheel style, used to adorn a barn. Translations (A decorative painted object or image): cobestrella [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-barnstar-en-noun-jJ~Vde6C Disambiguation of 'A decorative painted object or image': 91 9
  2. (Wikimedia jargon) An image posted on a wiki user's personal page by another user, as an informal award or form of recognition. Categories (topical): Wiki Translations (image posted on personal page): 星章 (xīngzhāng) (Chinese Mandarin), cobestrella [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-barnstar-en-noun-a~4cBe5Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of 'image posted on personal page': 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: barn star, barn-star

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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