morning star

noun

: a bright planet (such as Venus) seen in the eastern sky before or at sunrise

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1535, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of morning star was in 1535

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morning star

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: a bright planet (as Venus) seen in the eastern sky before or at sunrise

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