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Rareshooting star
The correct spelling is shooting star.
How to pronounce shooting star
noun
Say it like: Shoo-tin-g s-tar
The correct spelling is shooting star. A meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere.
- 2.Any of several wild flowering plants in the genus Dodecatheon, mostly found in Western North America.
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