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STAR
, the See also:general See also:term for the luminous bodies seen in the heavens; used also by See also:analogy for star-shaped ornaments (see See also:MEDAL; Orders and Decorations) or other See also:objects, and figuratively for persons of conspicuous brilliance
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The word is See also:common to many branches of See also:languages: in See also:Teutonic two forms appear, starre or sterre (cf
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Du. ster), and See also:sterne, or stern (cf
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Ger
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Stern, and the Scand. stjerna, stjerna, &c.)
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From See also:Lat. stella, are derived Span. and See also:Port. estrella, and Fr. etoile
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Only two copies of the orginal See also:Leiden edition of See also:Stanyhurst's See also:translation of See also:Virgil are known to be in existence
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In this edition his orthographical cranks are preserved
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A reprint in 1583 by See also:
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