all-staradj.n.

Brit.

/ˈɔːlstɑː/, U.S.

/ˈɔlˌstɑr/,

/ˈɑlˌstɑr/

Forms: frequently with capital initial(s), esp. in proper names.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: all adj., star n.¹

Etymology: < all adj. + star n.¹

Originally U.S.

A. adj.

1. Originally Theatre. Of a cast, production, etc.: consisting of or performed wholly by well-known and popular performers.In early use sometimes with capital initials, esp. in the names of theatrical companies and productions.

ΚΠ

1888 Washington Post 16 Dec. 6/4 At the Globe Theater a varied entertainment will be presented this week. Fox and Ward's All Star Specialty Company.

1896 N.Y. Times 23 May 9/2 Boxes and seats for the production of ‘The Rivals’, by the ‘all star’ cast of burlesquers..were sold at auction.

1903 Theatre June 132 (heading) The All-Star Revival of ‘Romeo and Juliet’.

1904 J. Huneker Overtones vii. 265 Even Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, and La Traviata no longer draw unless sung by an ‘all star’ cast.

1933 Ann. Reg. 1932 ii. 47 One of the most expensive of the year's [cinema] productions was ‘Grand Hotel’, which had a showy all-star cast.

1958 K. Goodwin in P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz xiii. 149 He fronted an all star ‘dream’ band.

1993 Arena May 98 The festival circus that was 1991's New York Rock and Soul Revue, an all-star live affair.

2011 Sphere Spring 113/1 This spectacular production..features an all-star cast..and live music by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

2. North American. Sport.

a. Including or involving only outstanding performers; consisting of the players considered to be the best in their positions in a particular league, division, etc., often (in later use) as selected by (public) vote. Frequently with capital initial(s), esp. in the names of teams. Cf. all-star game n. at Compounds, all-star team n. at Compounds.

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society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [adjective] > types of

maiden1598

well-run1601

unequal1654

well contested1722

returned1758

friendly1780

close-run1813

foursome1814

lightweight1823

tight1828

side1829

one-sided1839

scratch1851

international1859

all-comers1860

scrub1867

pointless1876

scoreless1885

replayed1886

peg-down1887

all-star1889

stiff1890

varsity1891

postseason1893

knock-out1896

best-of-(a specified odd number)1897

seeded1901

junior varsity1902

Simon Pure1905

pegged-down1908

JV1923

zero-sum1944

tie-breaking1970

1889 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 13 July 1/6 Manager Harris' team is not now so much of an ‘all star aggregation’ now as it was.

1897 N.Y. Times 19 Sept. 4/1 ‘Dayton Dumpling’ Kiser beat out ‘King’ Bald..in the all-star invitation mile race at the Manhattan Beach track.

1931 N.Y. Times 3 Feb. 32/4 Most veteran fans are inclined to put another chap at short-stop on any all-star combination.

1950 N.Y. Times 13 Dec. 54/2 (headline) 3 Brown and 3 Bean on Pro All-Star Eleven.

1991 R. Angell Once more around Park Pref. p. xi All-Star lineups promise much but tend to be fatuous once they take the field.

2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Feb. i. 25/4 It's like an all-star World Wrestling Federation cage match, except that instead of fighting one another, all of the brawlers are on the same team.

b. Of, belonging, or relating to an all-star team or game; designating or characteristic of such a team or game, or its players.

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society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [adjective] > by ability

strongOE

scrub1867

all-star1889

stiff1890

first string1892

plus1906

match-winning1908

all-time1910

seeded1922

front line1939

sharpshooting1948

world-class1950

uncapped1955

storming1961

1889 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 21 June 4/3 Manager Harris brought a ‘misfit’ nine of ‘all star’ players from Stockton.

1931 Lit. Digest 14 Feb. 36/2 Babe Ruth's ‘personal observations’ of his all-time all-star first baseman were legal enough.

1970 R. Coover Universal Baseball Assoc. iii. 118 Sycamore Flynn..all-star Bridegroom shortstop.

1976 National Observer (U.S.) 17 Jan. 1/1 He was born to play basketball. He was also born to talk, something he's doing right now with all-star ease.

1995 Maclean's 17 Apr. 62/2 There was no attempt to re-sign free agent Larry Walker, the all-star outfielder from Maple Ridge, B.B.

2010 Observer 21 Feb. (New Review section) 36/4 The..All-Star moves give back-markers the chance to catch up.

3. In extended use. Consisting of persons of exceptional talent or renown in their fields (esp. with reference to professional reputation, as distinct from public celebrity). Also: consisting of the best things in a specified field or class.

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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [adjective]

highestOE

bestOE

firstlOE

greatest?c1225

of the besta1350

premiera1500

paramount1530

supremec1550

supreme1571

primer1589

top1647

nulli secundus1742

bestest1751

first class1819

beatemest1831

par excellence1839

première1844

first rate1853

beatenest1860

blue ribbon1860

optimum1885

optimal1890

class A1906

all-star1908

grade A1911

five-star1931

mostest1936

tip-topmost1937

the end1950

the most1953

1908 Polit. Sci. Q. 23 605 Political coöperation requires team work, not all-star aggregations.

1912 Polit. Sci. Q. 27 764 The veteran general and president of the senate..succeeded, not without difficulty, in forming an ‘all-star’ ministry of justice.

1942 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 13 504/1 We have an all-star team. Here are important men writing on their specialties.

1998 S. Sontag et al. Blind Man's Bluff vi. 123 Horse-trading with other commanders for the men he believed would create an all-star crew.

2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 9 Nov. ix. 15 (advt.) This grand event will feature over 400 of the acclaimed wines and spirits which have made our all-star list this year.

B. n.

1. North American. Sport. Frequently with capital initials. A member of an all-star team. Chiefly in plural, esp. in the names of teams.

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society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > players by ability

second string1643

first string1865

all-star1893

finalist1898

qualifier1908

seed1931

blue chip1958

blue-chipper1958

danger man1976

1893 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 2 Oct. 2/1 The Bostons had it their own way..and before the game was over it appeared that either the term ‘All-Stars’ had been applied to their opponents facetiously or the men from Boston had been left out of the reckoning.

1913 N.Y. Times 16 Mar. v. 2/5 The Winnipeg all-stars were again defeated at the Boston Arena tonight.

1918 Advocate (Cleveland, Ohio) 4 May 1/1 Features of the game were two home runs by..the sensational center fielder of the All-Stars.

1948 Sociometry 11 281 An extension of this analogy..might include a football team of all-stars, all trying to carry the ball or otherwise be in the lime-light at the same time.

1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Sept. 35/7 He was a WFC all-star at offensive end three times.

2011 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 7 June b2/3 The All-Stars will scrimmage the Juniors again Wednesday.

2. A member of a group comprising established and successful performers (originally and esp. jazz musicians). Usually in plural, esp. in the names of such groups.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > [noun] > jazz musician > types of

faker1903

swing man1903

honky-tonker1910

Chicagoan1924

stomper1925

Dixielander1927

modernist1932

swinger1934

ride man1935

all-star1937

swingster1937

hamfat1938

mouldy fig1945

traditionalist1949

trad1951

West Coaster1954

mainstreamer1961

soulster1961

New Thinger1964

1937 (title of record) Just Jazz All Stars.

1952 L. Armstrong Let. 9 Feb. in T. Brothers Louis Armstrong 152 Earl Father Hines—who was playing piano with my All Stars at the time, he and his wife Janie, came into my room looking for me to take a picture with his camera.

1973 C. E. Clayton Biogr. Dict. Amer. Mus. 249 Black trumpeter..with Mike McKenzie's Harlem Allstars.

2000 Time Out 26 Jan. 69/2 He has performed impro with top groups like the Comedy Store Players and the Stephen Frost Impro Allstars.

3. Any person or thing considered to be among the best in a specified field; an outstanding achiever, performer, etc. Frequently in plural.

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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person

gemc1275

blooma1300

excellence1447

mirrorc1450

man of mena1470

treasure?1545

paragon1548

shining light1563

Apollo's swan?1592

man of wax1597

rara avis1607

Titan1611

choice spirita1616

excellency1725

inestimable1728

inimitable1751

cock of the walk1781

surpasser1805

shiner1810

swell1816

trump1819

tip-topper1822

star1829

beauty1832

soarer1895

trumph1895

pansy1899

Renaissance man1906

exemplum virtutis1914

museum piece1920

superman1925

flyer1930

pistol1935

all-star1949

1949 R. G. North (title) All-stars of Christ.

1967 Amer. Polit. Sci. Q. 61 160/2 It left me wondering which is the better approach to collaborative work: using a diversified team of established All-Stars..or using a less eminent group, more harmonious and more amenable to direction.

1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 11 Feb. a3 An all-star of today's liberal community,..[he] has announced he will..run for the Senate.

1980 Science 24 Oct. 411/1 (heading) North Carolina's School for Science, math All-Stars.

1990 Rolling Stone 22 Mar. 83/1 These women are all-stars and scholars.

2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 17 Feb. (Business section) 4/1 Computing all-stars like Intel, Apple and Google.

Compounds

all-star break n. Baseball a three-day interval in the major league schedule in mid July to accommodate the annual inter-league all-star game.

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1949 N.Y. Times 1 June 44/3 But it should be remembered that the race is only one quarter over and the half way mark won't be reached until the All-Star break in the schedule on July 12 at Ebbets Field.

1966 Sporting News 23 July 3/1 Gaylord..swept into the All-Star break this year with a superb 12–1 record.

2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 15 May b15/3 This is a team that's going to be a tough out. They've been playing well since the All-Star break.

all-star game n. Sport (originally and chiefly North American esp. Baseball) a game played between two all-star teams, spec. a baseball game played in mid July between the all-star teams of the National League and the American League.

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1897 Chicago Tribune 1 Nov. 4/1 Preparations have been completed for an ‘all star’ game on that afternoon.

1944 Public Opinion Q. 8 418 Promotional stunts like the Golden Gloves tournaments, the All-Star games, and the Chicago Music Festivals.

1993 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 7 Mar. 84/5 Plans to mark Ian Botham's 21st season of cricket..[include] an allstar game.

2009 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 30 June d2 On the national front, it's still silly that the All-Star Game and not interleague play determines World Series home-field advantage.

all-star team n. Sport (originally and chiefly North American) a team consisting of players considered to be the best in their positions in a particular league, division, etc., esp. as selected by (public) vote; also in extended use.

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1890 Chicago Tribune 10 June 2/3 (headline) Not a man reached home. Comiskey's all star team shut out at Pittsburg.

1905 Commercial Tribune (Cincinnati) 20 Aug. 17 (caption) Jack Chesbro, named by President Johnson as his choice as twirler for American League All-Star Team.

1933 E. M. Smithies Case Stud. of Normal Adolescent Girls vi. 134 A position on a third-class hockey team..was..a greater achievement for Marian than a place on the all-star team for the average girl in the school.

1969 N.Y. Times 1 Dec. 65/1 Balloting..for the Football Writers Association of America's college all-star team.

1992 Buzzworm Nov. 44/3 A scientific all-star team..had been recruited to put the thing together.

1998 Sat. Night (Toronto) Mar. 3/2 It's..set out to be serious competition, with try-out camps,..all-star teams and adult expectations.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	all-star
释义	all-staradj.n. Brit. /ˈɔːlstɑː/, U.S. /ˈɔlˌstɑr/, /ˈɑlˌstɑr/ Forms: frequently with capital initial(s), esp. in proper names. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: all adj., star n.¹ Etymology: < all adj. + star n.¹ Originally U.S. A. adj. 1. Originally Theatre. Of a cast, production, etc.: consisting of or performed wholly by well-known and popular performers.In early use sometimes with capital initials, esp. in the names of theatrical companies and productions. ΚΠ 1888 Washington Post 16 Dec. 6/4 At the Globe Theater a varied entertainment will be presented this week. Fox and Ward's All Star Specialty Company. 1896 N.Y. Times 23 May 9/2 Boxes and seats for the production of ‘The Rivals’, by the ‘all star’ cast of burlesquers..were sold at auction. 1903 Theatre June 132 (heading) The All-Star Revival of ‘Romeo and Juliet’. 1904 J. Huneker Overtones vii. 265 Even Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, and La Traviata no longer draw unless sung by an ‘all star’ cast. 1933 Ann. Reg. 1932 ii. 47 One of the most expensive of the year's [cinema] productions was ‘Grand Hotel’, which had a showy all-star cast. 1958 K. Goodwin in P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz xiii. 149 He fronted an all star ‘dream’ band. 1993 Arena May 98 The festival circus that was 1991's New York Rock and Soul Revue, an all-star live affair. 2011 Sphere Spring 113/1 This spectacular production..features an all-star cast..and live music by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. 2. North American. Sport. a. Including or involving only outstanding performers; consisting of the players considered to be the best in their positions in a particular league, division, etc., often (in later use) as selected by (public) vote. Frequently with capital initial(s), esp. in the names of teams. Cf. all-star game n. at Compounds, all-star team n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [adjective] > types of maiden1598 well-run1601 unequal1654 well contested1722 returned1758 friendly1780 close-run1813 foursome1814 lightweight1823 tight1828 side1829 one-sided1839 scratch1851 international1859 all-comers1860 scrub1867 pointless1876 scoreless1885 replayed1886 peg-down1887 all-star1889 stiff1890 varsity1891 postseason1893 knock-out1896 best-of-(a specified odd number)1897 seeded1901 junior varsity1902 Simon Pure1905 pegged-down1908 JV1923 zero-sum1944 tie-breaking1970 1889 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 13 July 1/6 Manager Harris' team is not now so much of an ‘all star aggregation’ now as it was. 1897 N.Y. Times 19 Sept. 4/1 ‘Dayton Dumpling’ Kiser beat out ‘King’ Bald..in the all-star invitation mile race at the Manhattan Beach track. 1931 N.Y. Times 3 Feb. 32/4 Most veteran fans are inclined to put another chap at short-stop on any all-star combination. 1950 N.Y. Times 13 Dec. 54/2 (headline) 3 Brown and 3 Bean on Pro All-Star Eleven. 1991 R. Angell Once more around Park Pref. p. xi All-Star lineups promise much but tend to be fatuous once they take the field. 2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Feb. i. 25/4 It's like an all-star World Wrestling Federation cage match, except that instead of fighting one another, all of the brawlers are on the same team. b. Of, belonging, or relating to an all-star team or game; designating or characteristic of such a team or game, or its players. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [adjective] > by ability strongOE scrub1867 all-star1889 stiff1890 first string1892 plus1906 match-winning1908 all-time1910 seeded1922 front line1939 sharpshooting1948 world-class1950 uncapped1955 storming1961 1889 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 21 June 4/3 Manager Harris brought a ‘misfit’ nine of ‘all star’ players from Stockton. 1931 Lit. Digest 14 Feb. 36/2 Babe Ruth's ‘personal observations’ of his all-time all-star first baseman were legal enough. 1970 R. Coover Universal Baseball Assoc. iii. 118 Sycamore Flynn..all-star Bridegroom shortstop. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 17 Jan. 1/1 He was born to play basketball. He was also born to talk, something he's doing right now with all-star ease. 1995 Maclean's 17 Apr. 62/2 There was no attempt to re-sign free agent Larry Walker, the all-star outfielder from Maple Ridge, B.B. 2010 Observer 21 Feb. (New Review section) 36/4 The..All-Star moves give back-markers the chance to catch up. 3. In extended use. Consisting of persons of exceptional talent or renown in their fields (esp. with reference to professional reputation, as distinct from public celebrity). Also: consisting of the best things in a specified field or class. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [adjective] highestOE bestOE firstlOE greatest?c1225 of the besta1350 premiera1500 paramount1530 supremec1550 supreme1571 primer1589 top1647 nulli secundus1742 bestest1751 first class1819 beatemest1831 par excellence1839 première1844 first rate1853 beatenest1860 blue ribbon1860 optimum1885 optimal1890 class A1906 all-star1908 grade A1911 five-star1931 mostest1936 tip-topmost1937 the end1950 the most1953 1908 Polit. Sci. Q. 23 605 Political coöperation requires team work, not all-star aggregations. 1912 Polit. Sci. Q. 27 764 The veteran general and president of the senate..succeeded, not without difficulty, in forming an ‘all-star’ ministry of justice. 1942 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 13 504/1 We have an all-star team. Here are important men writing on their specialties. 1998 S. Sontag et al. Blind Man's Bluff vi. 123 Horse-trading with other commanders for the men he believed would create an all-star crew. 2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 9 Nov. ix. 15 (advt.) This grand event will feature over 400 of the acclaimed wines and spirits which have made our all-star list this year. B. n. 1. North American. Sport. Frequently with capital initials. A member of an all-star team. Chiefly in plural, esp. in the names of teams. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > players by ability second string1643 first string1865 all-star1893 finalist1898 qualifier1908 seed1931 blue chip1958 blue-chipper1958 danger man1976 1893 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 2 Oct. 2/1 The Bostons had it their own way..and before the game was over it appeared that either the term ‘All-Stars’ had been applied to their opponents facetiously or the men from Boston had been left out of the reckoning. 1913 N.Y. Times 16 Mar. v. 2/5 The Winnipeg all-stars were again defeated at the Boston Arena tonight. 1918 Advocate (Cleveland, Ohio) 4 May 1/1 Features of the game were two home runs by..the sensational center fielder of the All-Stars. 1948 Sociometry 11 281 An extension of this analogy..might include a football team of all-stars, all trying to carry the ball or otherwise be in the lime-light at the same time. 1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Sept. 35/7 He was a WFC all-star at offensive end three times. 2011 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 7 June b2/3 The All-Stars will scrimmage the Juniors again Wednesday. 2. A member of a group comprising established and successful performers (originally and esp. jazz musicians). Usually in plural, esp. in the names of such groups. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > [noun] > jazz musician > types of faker1903 swing man1903 honky-tonker1910 Chicagoan1924 stomper1925 Dixielander1927 modernist1932 swinger1934 ride man1935 all-star1937 swingster1937 hamfat1938 mouldy fig1945 traditionalist1949 trad1951 West Coaster1954 mainstreamer1961 soulster1961 New Thinger1964 1937 (title of record) Just Jazz All Stars. 1952 L. Armstrong Let. 9 Feb. in T. Brothers Louis Armstrong 152 Earl Father Hines—who was playing piano with my All Stars at the time, he and his wife Janie, came into my room looking for me to take a picture with his camera. 1973 C. E. Clayton Biogr. Dict. Amer. Mus. 249 Black trumpeter..with Mike McKenzie's Harlem Allstars. 2000 Time Out 26 Jan. 69/2 He has performed impro with top groups like the Comedy Store Players and the Stephen Frost Impro Allstars. 3. Any person or thing considered to be among the best in a specified field; an outstanding achiever, performer, etc. Frequently in plural. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person gemc1275 blooma1300 excellence1447 mirrorc1450 man of mena1470 treasure?1545 paragon1548 shining light1563 Apollo's swan?1592 man of wax1597 rara avis1607 Titan1611 choice spirita1616 excellency1725 inestimable1728 inimitable1751 cock of the walk1781 surpasser1805 shiner1810 swell1816 trump1819 tip-topper1822 star1829 beauty1832 soarer1895 trumph1895 pansy1899 Renaissance man1906 exemplum virtutis1914 museum piece1920 superman1925 flyer1930 pistol1935 all-star1949 1949 R. G. North (title) All-stars of Christ. 1967 Amer. Polit. Sci. Q. 61 160/2 It left me wondering which is the better approach to collaborative work: using a diversified team of established All-Stars..or using a less eminent group, more harmonious and more amenable to direction. 1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 11 Feb. a3 An all-star of today's liberal community,..[he] has announced he will..run for the Senate. 1980 Science 24 Oct. 411/1 (heading) North Carolina's School for Science, math All-Stars. 1990 Rolling Stone 22 Mar. 83/1 These women are all-stars and scholars. 2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 17 Feb. (Business section) 4/1 Computing all-stars like Intel, Apple and Google. Compounds all-star break n. Baseball a three-day interval in the major league schedule in mid July to accommodate the annual inter-league all-star game. ΚΠ 1949 N.Y. Times 1 June 44/3 But it should be remembered that the race is only one quarter over and the half way mark won't be reached until the All-Star break in the schedule on July 12 at Ebbets Field. 1966 Sporting News 23 July 3/1 Gaylord..swept into the All-Star break this year with a superb 12–1 record. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 15 May b15/3 This is a team that's going to be a tough out. They've been playing well since the All-Star break. all-star game n. Sport (originally and chiefly North American esp. Baseball) a game played between two all-star teams, spec. a baseball game played in mid July between the all-star teams of the National League and the American League. ΚΠ 1897 Chicago Tribune 1 Nov. 4/1 Preparations have been completed for an ‘all star’ game on that afternoon. 1944 Public Opinion Q. 8 418 Promotional stunts like the Golden Gloves tournaments, the All-Star games, and the Chicago Music Festivals. 1993 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 7 Mar. 84/5 Plans to mark Ian Botham's 21st season of cricket..[include] an allstar game. 2009 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 30 June d2 On the national front, it's still silly that the All-Star Game and not interleague play determines World Series home-field advantage. all-star team n. Sport (originally and chiefly North American) a team consisting of players considered to be the best in their positions in a particular league, division, etc., esp. as selected by (public) vote; also in extended use. ΚΠ 1890 Chicago Tribune 10 June 2/3 (headline) Not a man reached home. Comiskey's all star team shut out at Pittsburg. 1905 Commercial Tribune (Cincinnati) 20 Aug. 17 (caption) Jack Chesbro, named by President Johnson as his choice as twirler for American League All-Star Team. 1933 E. M. Smithies Case Stud. of Normal Adolescent Girls vi. 134 A position on a third-class hockey team..was..a greater achievement for Marian than a place on the all-star team for the average girl in the school. 1969 N.Y. Times 1 Dec. 65/1 Balloting..for the Football Writers Association of America's college all-star team. 1992 Buzzworm Nov. 44/3 A scientific all-star team..had been recruited to put the thing together. 1998 Sat. Night (Toronto) Mar. 3/2 It's..set out to be serious competition, with try-out camps,..all-star teams and adult expectations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1888
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