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barnstar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
barn-star
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A decorative painted object or image, often in the shape of a five-pointed star but occasionally in a circular wagon-wheel style, used to adorn a barn.

noun

A lucky charm resembling a star plate, similar to a horseshoe

noun

An image posted on a wiki user's personal page by another user, as an informal award or form of recognition.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From barn + star. In the wiki sense a reference to the communal practice of barnraising, introduced on the MeatballWiki in the early 2000s and adopted by Wikipedia in 2003.

Inflected Forms

barnstars (plural) barn star (alternative) barn-star (alternative)

Questions

What does barnstar mean?
A decorative painted object or image, often in the shape of a five-pointed star but occasionally in a circular wagon-wheel style, used to adorn a barn.
Where does barnstar come from?
From barn + star. In the wiki sense a reference to the communal practice of barnraising, introduced on the MeatballWiki in the early 2000s and adopted by Wikipedia in 2003.

How to pronounce barnstar

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