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1. Indicating the most important performer or role
   "the starring role";
   - leading, prima, star, stellar [informal], most important

1. Feature as the star
   "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"
    
2. (dramaturgy) be the star in a performance
    
3. Mark with an asterisk
   "Linguists star unacceptable sentences";
   - asterisk

See also: major

Type of: do, execute, feature, have, mark, perform

Encyclopedia: Starring, Stephen