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STARLET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does starlet mean?
• STARLET (noun)
The noun STARLET has 2 senses:
1. a young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star
2. a small star
Familiarity information: STARLET used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("starlet" is a kind of...):
actress (a female actor)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small star
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("starlet" is a kind of...):
star (any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night)
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