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orphan star

noun

Etymology

From orphan + star from the star being separated (orphaned) from its parent galaxy.

  1. derived from *h₂stḗr✻
  2. inherited from *sternô✻
  3. inherited from *sterrō✻
  4. inherited from steorra
  5. inherited from sterre
  6. compounded as orphan star — “orphan + star”

Definitions

  1. a star that is not part of any galaxy, but exists in intergalactic space instead

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for orphan star. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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