: of first class or quality
a five-star hotel

Examples of five-star in a Sentence

at those prices the restaurant's food should be nothing but five-star
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Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of five-star was in 1913

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“Five-star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/five-star. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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