Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gold star

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables
gold s-tar
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A high-level military service award (medal).

noun

An award for outstanding achievement.

noun

A relative of a U.S. soldier when the latter has been killed in action.

American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From gold + star from the shape of the medal, being star-shaped, and the colouration of the medal, being golden, with gold representing the highest of three grades of star medals, of traditional usage of metallic colours, gold, silver, bronze.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Gold Stars (plural)

Phrases

Silver Star Bronze Star Service Star gold star family gold star father gold star mother gold star parent gold star wife

Frequently Paired Words

Silver Star Bronze Star Service Star gold star family gold star father gold star mother gold star parent gold star wife

Questions

What does gold star mean?
A high-level military service award (medal).
Where does gold star come from?
From gold + star from the shape of the medal, being star-shaped, and the colouration of the medal, being golden, with gold representing the highest of three grades of star medals, of traditional usage of metallic colours, gold, silver, bronze.

How to pronounce gold star

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