bistar

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noun

binary star

OriginEnglish star ← Middle English sterre ← Old English steorra →
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Meanings

nounbistar (plural bistars)

plural bistars

  1. binary star

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
  8. Proto-Germanic*sternǭ
  9. Proto-West Germanic*sternō
  10. Proto-West Germanic*sterrō
  11. Old Englishsteorra
  12. Middle Englishsterre
  13. Englishstar
  14. Englishbistar

From bi- + star.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Bistra
Cite this entry
APA

bistar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bistar

MLA

“bistar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bistar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bistar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bistar.

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