five-star

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five-star • adj. (esp. of a hotel or restaurant) given five stars in a grading system, typically one in which this denotes the highest class or quality: a luxury five-star hotel. ∎  (in the U.S. armed forces) having or denoting the highest military rank (awarded only in wartime), distinguished by five stars on the uniform: a five-star general.

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