An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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old star
  ستاره‌یِ کهن، کهن‌ستاره، ستاره‌ی پیر  
setâre-ye kohan (#), kohan-setâré (#), setâre-ye pir (#)
Fr.: vielle étoile  

A member of a population of stars that, according to stellar evolution theories,
are almost as aged as the galaxy in which it resides.

See also: → old; → star.