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wanderstar

wanderstar noun: a wandering star or other similar heavenly body; a comet; meteor; planet.

Noun

wanderstar (plural wanderstars)

  1. A wandering star or other similar heavenly body; a comet; meteor; planet.
    • He had thumbed about in Chants of a Wander-Star last night in bed and wondered about the career of that marginal versifier — born out of his proper time and now remembered by Ackley in an era even less proper.1994, Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling, The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror
    • A thin scythe of moon was rising, near the white wanderstar of dawn or dusk.2003, Poul Anderson, Mother of Kings

Forms of wanderstar

pluralwanderstars

Origin of wanderstar

From wander + star, probably a calque of German Wandelstern (“planet”). Compare the historic term wandering star, like the German term ultimately a calque from Ancient Greek.

Questions about wanderstar

What does wanderstar mean?
Wanderstar means a wandering star or other similar heavenly body; a comet; meteor; planet.
What part of speech is wanderstar?
Wanderstar is a noun.
What is the plural of wanderstar?
The plural of wanderstar is wanderstars.

Words near wanderstar in the dictionary

  1. wanders
  2. wanders off
  3. Wandersee
  4. Wandersees
  5. wandersome
  6. wanderstar
  7. wanderstars
  8. wanderu
  9. wanderword
  10. wanderwords
  11. wanderwort

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