name
Meaning 1
A female given name from French [in turn from Latin].
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
celeste
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/səˈlɛst/
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rhymes with -ɛst
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US: /səˈlɛst/
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CMU ARPABET: S AH0 L EH1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A minor city in Hunt County, Texas, United States.
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative form of celesta (“musical instrument”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
Meaning 4
An organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
Meaning 5
Bleu celeste.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from French Céleste, ultimately from Latin caelestis (“heavenly”).
Borrowed from French céleste (“heavenly”), from Latin caelestis.