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See also: Gold Star
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Gold + star from the star shape of the award and its colour, representing the highest of three levels: gold, silver, bronze.
Noun
[edit]gold star (plural gold stars)
- An award for outstanding achievement.
- (in compounds, US military) A relative of a U.S. soldier when the latter has been killed in action.
- a gold-star mother
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[edit]References
[edit]- “gold star”, in Collins English Dictionary, accessed 10 August 2022.
Further reading
[edit]- gold star (slang) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia