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Stella, the Latin word for "star," shines brightly in the word constellation, but stella words have been favored by scientists to describe earthly things as much as heavenly bodies. Stellar was once used to mean "star-shaped." That use is no longer current, but today biologists and geologists might use one of these synonyms: stellular, stellate, and stelliform. Poets, too, have looked to stella. John Milton used stellar in its infancy when he wrote in Paradise Lost "these soft fires … shed down their stellar virtue." Stellar shot into its leading role as a synonym of star (as when we say "stellar pupil") in the late 1800s.
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, the French gourmet guides recently released their first Mexico restaurant reviews — including two eateries that earned double stars and 16 tasty enough for a single stellar badge.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Robinson keeps stellar company in the underlying numbers.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
The history of Baltimore sports is filled with star players and stellar seasons.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Stellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stellar. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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