all-star

  • 1All-star — (also, allstar or all star)Fact|date=September 2007 is a term with meanings in both the worlds of sports and entertainment. EntertainmentIn the entertainment sense (all star cast), it is used to describe the cast of a movie in which most of the… …

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  • 2all-star — all′ star adj. 1) spo consisting of athletes chosen as the best at their positions from all teams in a league or region: an all star team[/ex] 2) consisting entirely of star performers: an all star cast[/ex] 3) spo a player selected for an all… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 3all-star — ☆ all star [ôl′stär΄ ] adj. 1. made up entirely of outstanding or star performers 2. of or characteristic of all stars or an all star event n. a member of an all star team or group …

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  • 4All-Star — est le nom d un label lancé par DC Comics en 2005. Le label doit servir à DC de réponse au succès du label Ultimate de Marvel Comics, en offrant des histoires dégagées du poids de la continuité. Plus spécifiquement, le label All Star a pour… …

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  • 5All-Star-... — 〈[ɔ:lsta:(r)] in Zus. mit Subst.〉 aus berühmten Künstlern (oft Musikern) bestehend, z. B. All Star Band, All Star Trio [engl.] …

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  • 6All-Star-... — … 〈[ɔ:lsta:(r)] in Zus. mit Subst.〉 aus berühmten Künstlern (oft Musikern) bestehend; All Star ...Band; All Star ...Trio [Etym.: engl.] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 7all-star — (adj.) 1893, originally of theatrical casts, from ALL (Cf. all) + STAR (Cf. star) (n.) in the celebrated person sense. From 1898 in reference to sports teams …

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  • 8all-star — adj [only before noun] including many famous actors, sports players etc ▪ an all star cast …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9All-Star — a professional baseball or ↑basketball player who is one of the best and most popular, and who has been chosen to play in an All Star team (=a team made up of the best players) …

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  • 10all-star — all ,star adjective only before noun containing only very famous or very good performers or sports players: an all star cast/team …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English