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: the status or position of a star. Examples of stardom in a Sentence. an actress who has achieved movie stardom.
the quality of being famous, especially for being a singer, actor, etc.: From childhood, Britney Spears seemed destined for stardom. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. fame. fame His daring fashions brought him fame in the 1950s. celebrity Those who court celebrity must be prepared to pay the price.
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The emergence of rock-and-roll in the 1950s and the prominence of artists such as Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley have been identified by David R. Shumway as signifying the emergence of a rock stardom, arguing ‘there was no rock and roll before there were rock stars’ (2007, p. 530).
By performativity of stardom, we mean that stardom is like a masquerade, easily put on, changed and manipulated by the industry, but also by stars and audiences. Masquerade is defined as ‘an action or appearance that is mere disguise or show’ (Merriam-Webster online dictionary 2010).
The earliest known use of the noun stardom is in the 1860s. OED's earliest evidence for stardom is from 1865, in the Times (London). stardom is formed within English, by derivation.
Britannica Dictionary definition of STARDOM. [noncount] : the state of being a very famous performer. an actress who has achieved movie stardom. When he went to Hollywood he had dreams of stardom. [=dreams of becoming a star] the path to stardom.
STARDOM definition: 1. the quality of being famous, especially for being a singer, actor, etc.: 2. the quality of…. Learn more.
