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CO-STAR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: co-starred    , co-starring   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("co-star" is a kind of...):

lead; principal; star (an actor who plays a principal role)

Derivation:

co-star (be the co-star in a performance)

co-star (feature as the co-star in a performance)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be the co-star in a performance

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "co-star" is one way to...):

star (be the star in a performance)

Domain category:

dramatic art; dramatics; dramaturgy; theater; theatre (the art of writing and producing plays)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

co-star (one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Feature as the co-star in a performance

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "co-star" is one way to...):

star (feature as the star)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

co-star (one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film)

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