Daystar

//ˈdeɪstɑɹ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The planet Venus as the morning star. literary

    "Near-synonyms: Vesper, Hesperus, evening star, Venus"

  2. 2
    a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky wordnet
  3. 3
    The Sun. poetic

    "I only go outdoors at night, away from the daystar's burning glare."

Synonyms

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morning starphosphorusaldebarancaniculacelestial bodychromosphere

Example

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"Near-synonyms: Vesper, Hesperus, evening star, Venus"

Etymology

From Middle English daysterre, from Old English dæġsteorra, equivalent to day + star. Cognate with Scots daystern (“morningstar; daystar”).

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morning star

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