Hypertext Webster Gateway: "stellar"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stellar \Stel"lar\, Stellary \Stel"la*ry\, a. [L. stellaris, fr.
stella a star. See {Star}.]
1. Of or pertaining to stars; astral; as, a stellar figure;
stellary orbs.
[These soft fires] in part shed down Their stellar
virtue. --Milton.
2. Full of stars; starry; as, stellar regions.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
stellar
adj 1: indicating the most important performer or role; "the
leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a
star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar
role"; "a stellar performance" [syn: {leading(p)}, {prima(p)},
{star(p)}, {starring(p)}, {stellar(a)}]
2: being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars;
"an astral body"; "stellar light" [syn: {astral}]
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