Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faxed star

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: faxed s-tar
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A comet; meteor.

Example Sentences

"The difference between true and false glory is elegantly illustrated by Milton in his description of Satan, who, falling, was defigured from a star of high magnitude into a faxed star, whose meteoric flash soon fades, […]"

Etymology

From Middle English faxed sterre, from Old English feaxede steorra (“comet”, literally “maned star”), equivalent to faxed (“having hair, hairy”) + star, from the tail appearing as though the star had hair.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: faxed sterre, feaxede steorra

Inflected Forms

faxed stars (plural) fixed star (alternative) faxed-star (alternative)

Questions

What does faxed star mean?: A comet; meteor.
Where does faxed star come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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