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stelliferous
adjective
having or abounding with stars
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Why Dictionary.com chose stelliferous
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- First recorded in 1575–85.
- Combines the Latin stella, meaning “star,” + -ferous, meaning “containing or bearing.”
EXAMPLES OF STELLIFEROUS
- The photographer used long exposure to reveal a breathtakingly stelliferous cosmos.
- Growing up downtown, Mia had never seen how stelliferous the sky was until her first camping trip.
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- First recorded in 1900–05.
- Of obscure origin; possibly related dad³, meaning “a slice, lump, or portion” or influenced by doohickey.
EXAMPLES OF DOODAD
- Jamie stayed up all night tinkering with a new doodad for translating cat meows.
- This kitchen doodad makes only one thing: quesadillas.
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- First recorded in 1595–1605.
- From Latin jūbilāre, meaning “to shout for joy.”
EXAMPLES OF JUBILATE
- The entire office began to jubilate after office-wide raises were announced.
- Fireworks lit the sky while the crowd jubilated below.
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