Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to astronomy: as, astronomic facts.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Astronomical.
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- adjective Pertaining to
astronomy . - adjective
Incredibly large .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective inconceivably large
- adjective relating or belonging to the science of astronomy
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Examples
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Miller said the investigation of an "astronomic" R8 million bill for household goods for ministerial residences of the former
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Speaking for myself, probably yes, which is part of why I'm not quite sold on Leiter's claim that the abolition of tenure would have "astronomic" impacts on the costs of hiring faculty.
The American Scene 2010
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On Tuesday the senior trader who oversaw the operation to disentangle Kerviel's off-the - book trades, Maxime Kahn, 39, told the court the bank had faced collapse due to the "astronomic" bets Kerviel had taken.
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Tim Lang warned that the current system, designed in the 1940s, was showing "structural failures", such as "astronomic" environmental costs.
The Unreasonable Man 2009
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Tim Lang warned that the current system, designed in the 1940s, was showing "structural failures", such as "astronomic" environmental costs.
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He said "astronomic" pay and bonuses had led to a culture of recklessness in the City, which had spawned the banking crisis. bank's report also said the firm employed 6\% more staff in the year to February 2009 to meet demand.
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He said "astronomic" pay and bonuses had led to a culture of recklessness in the City, which had spawned the banking crisis. bank's report also said the firm employed 6\% more staff in the year to February 2009 to meet demand.
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He said "astronomic" pay and bonuses had led to a culture of recklessness in the City, which had spawned the banking crisis. bank's report also said the firm employed 6\% more staff in the year to February 2009 to meet demand.
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[…] i so know what you mean. i'm a freelance writer and each time i charge an "astronomic" price i get the "i don't have that much to spare … can you do it for … (usually half)?"
Fruda Julek 2008
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Universal catastrophic coverage would at least help keep families from going bankrupt trying to pay for astronomic bills incurred after an accident or by a chronic illness.
Matthew Yglesias » Catastrophic Coverage Keeps Us Together 2010
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AsTronOMIC
December 14, 2010