Usually means: Outstanding performance by lead actor.
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  1. star turn: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. star turn: Merriam-Webster
  3. star turn: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. star turn: Collins English Dictionary
  5. star turn: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. star turn: Wiktionary
  7. star turn: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. star turn: Dictionary.com
  9. star turn: TheFreeDictionary.com

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Star turn: Sports Definitions

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Definitions from Wiktionary (star turn)

▸ noun:  (idiomatic) An acting performance which causes the performer to become renowned.

Similar:
star, megastardom, stardom, starmaking, star vehicle, star attraction, starhood, megastar, rockstar, star quality, more...

Opposite:
supporting role, cameo, minor role

Types:
A-lister, superstar, megastar, leading lady, leading man, more...

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Similar:
star, megastardom, stardom, starmaking, star vehicle, star attraction, starhood, megastar, rockstar, star quality, more...

Opposite:
supporting role, cameo, minor role

Types:
A-lister, superstar, megastar, leading lady, leading man, more...



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