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starr¹

Where it comes from

From Late Latin starrum, from Hebrew שְׁטָר (šĕṭār).

noun starrs · starra · starre · star · Starr · shetar

  1. historical A receipt given by Jews on payment of debt. It is well known that, before the banishment of the Jews under Edward I., their contracts and obligations were denominated in our ancient records starra, or starrs, from a corruption of the Hebrew word shetar, a covenant.

Starr²

  • /stɑɹ/ US

Where it comes from

* As an English surname, from the noun star.

* As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Star.

proper noun Starrs

  1. countable, uncountable A surname, variant of Star
  2. countable, uncountable An English surname from nature
  3. countable, uncountable A female given name.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Hocking County, Ohio, United States.
  5. countable, uncountable A town in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States.
  6. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Starr County

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: leading, prima, major, stellar, curtain, sattar, steif, reglos, fest, hart, stur, stumpf, ledger, certificate, tribute, note

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"starr." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/starr. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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starr. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/starr

Chicago

"starr." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/starr.

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@misc{starr_2026,
  title = {starr},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/starr},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}