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all-star

[ awl-stahr ]
/ ˈɔlˌstɑr /

adjective

consisting of athletes chosen as the best at their positions from all teams in a league or region: Our quarterback was chosen for the all-star team.
consisting entirely of star performers: an all-star cast.

noun

Sports. a player selected for an all-star team.

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Words nearby all-star

all-right, all-round, all-rounder, all-singing all-dancing, all-sorts, all-star, all-state, all-terrain bike, all-terrain vehicle, all-time, all-weather

Origin of all-star

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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British Dictionary definitions for all-star

all-star

adjective

(prenominal) consisting of star performers
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012