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The Hertzsprung–Russell diagram showing the location of main sequence dwarf stars and white dwarfs A dwarf star is a star of relatively small size and low luminosity. All main-sequence stars are dwarf stars. The meaning of the word "dwarf" has been extended to some star-sized objects that are not stars and some types of compact stellar remnants.
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