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Gold star

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A high-level military service award (medal).
  2. 2
    An award for outstanding achievement.
  3. 3
    A relative of a U.S. soldier when the latter has been killed in action. US, in-compounds

    "a gold-star mother"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From gold + star from the shape of the medal, being star-shaped, and the colouration of the medal, being golden, with gold representing the highest of three grades of star medals, of traditional usage of metallic colours, gold, silver, bronze.

Etymology 2

From Gold + star from the star shape of the award and its colour, representing the highest of three levels: gold, silver, bronze.

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