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all-star

[awl-stahr]
–adjective
1. consisting of athletes chosen as the best at their positions from all teams in a league or region: Our quarterback was chosen for the all-star team.
2. consisting entirely of star performers: an all-star cast.
–noun
3. Sports. a player selected for an all-star team.

Origin:
1885–90, Americanism
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all-star   (ôl'stär')
adj.  Made up wholly of star performers: an all-star cast.
n.   Sports
One chosen for a team of star players.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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