giant star

noun

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: a star of great luminosity and of large mass

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However, in the nearby Andromeda galaxy, a giant star seems to have taken a very different path. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026 Together, images like these help astronomers build a broader picture of what's happening across a giant star factory rather than focusing on only one bright hotspot. — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2026 All the stuff, really, enough to make a bona-fide, honest-to-God, true-blue spoof feature, the kind made by a studio and with a budget and giant stars and a full-fledged theatrical release. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2025 These small stars also burn cooler and slower than our Sun (let alone a giant star), which means that intelligent, technology-using life has more time to potentially evolve and start sending out radio messages. — Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for giant star

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First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of giant star was in 1912

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giant star

noun
: a very bright star of large mass

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