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Lucus Ong Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Starry and starlit

These are what I found in the dictionary.

starry --lighted by stars ex.a starry night

starlit ---lighted by the stars ex. a starlit night
Are they identical from top to bottom?
Why the explanation of starry has no the and the explanation of starlit has the?

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Hi, These are what I found in the dictionary. a starry night I don't agree. I see it as meaning 'there are a lot of stars'.

  • Hi, These are what I found in the dictionary.
  • a starry night I don't agree.
  • I see it as meaning 'there are a lot of stars'.
  • My dictionary offers the meaning 'covered with stars'.
  • starlit ---lighted by the stars ex.
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Hi,

These are what I found in the dictionary.

starry --lighted by stars ex.a starry night I don't agree. I see it as meaning 'there are a lot of stars'. My dictionary offers the meaning 'covered with stars'.

starlit ---lighted by the stars ex. a starlit night

Are they identical from top to bottom?

Why does the explanation of starry have has

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