Phrase guide
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.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A guest on a music or other recording.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
An actor on a television program who stars in one, or a few, episodes.
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Topics: broadcasting, media, television
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noun
A nova or supernova recorded in Chinese astronomy which appeared where no star was known before.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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verb
Of an actor: to star as a guest.
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verb
Of a player: to play as a guest of another team.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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History
Calque of Literary Chinese 客星 (kèxīng).
Across languages
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