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daystar

UK/ˈdeɪstɑː/US/ˈdeɪstɑɹ/

daystar noun: the planet Venus as the morning star.

Noun

daystar (plural daystars)

  1. (literary) The planet Venus as the morning star.
    • Near-synonyms: Vesper, Hesperus, evening star, Venus
    • Here dawn'd the daystar of Hesperia's fame, / Here herald glory first emblazed her name;1809, Joel Barlow, The Columbiad, book VI, l. 245
  2. (poetic) The Sun.
    • I only go outdoors at night, away from the daystar's burning glare.

Synonyms of daystar

All synonyms of daystar

Forms of daystar

pluraldaystars
alternative formday star

Origin of daystar

From Middle English daysterre, from Old English dæġsteorra, equivalent to day + star. Cognate with Scots daystern (“morningstar; daystar”).

Questions about daystar

What does daystar mean?
Daystar means the planet Venus as the morning star.
What part of speech is daystar?
Daystar is a noun.
How do you pronounce daystar?
Daystar is pronounced /ˈdeɪstɑː/ (UK).
What is the plural of daystar?
The plural of daystar is daystars.

Words near daystar in the dictionary

  1. daysman
  2. daysmen
  3. Dayson
  4. dayspring
  5. daysprings
  6. daystar
  7. daystars
  8. daysworth
  9. daytale
  10. daytaler
  11. daytalers

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