noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
The art of interpreting or reading the stars, astrology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A vehicle which travels to or among the stars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spacecraft
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From star + -craft, the latter part from Old English -cræft (“-craft”).