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steller

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈstɛlə/
  • General-American: /ˈstɛləɹ/
  • rhymes with -ɛlə(ɹ)
  • homophone: steller
  • homophone: stellar
  • homophone: Stella
  • homophone: stella (non-rhotic)
  • homophone: Steller
  • CMU ARPABET: S T EH1 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Steller's sea cow, an extinct sirenian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

German naturalist (1709-1746)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Georg Wilhelm Steller

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: naturalist, natural scientist

History

Etymology

After Georg Wilhelm Steller, German naturalist.