starrise

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noun

The time of day or night when a given star appears above the horizon.

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Meanings

nounstarrise (countable and uncountable, plural starrises)

plural starrises · alternative star rise · alternative star-rise

  1. countableuncountableastronomyThe time of day or night when a given star appears above the horizon.

Origin

From star + rise, by analogy with sunrise and moonrise.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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