Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The goddess of justice.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name sometimes given to the sign Virgo.
- noun The 5th planetoid, discovered at Driesen by Henke in 1845.
- noun [NL.] In zoology, a genus of fixed coralligenous zoöphytes, or stone-corals, typical of the family Astræidæ, or star-corals. See
star-coral . Also spelledAstrea .
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- proper noun Greek mythology The
Greek goddess ofstars andjustice ; similar toDike , equivalent to theRoman goddess Justitia. - proper noun astronomy 5 Astraea, the
asteroid .
Etymologies
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Examples
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An extreme example of what Astraea is talking about is Monk, in which brilliant detective Adrian Monk can barely take care of himself because of his obsessive-compulsive disorder and many phobias.
Archive 2008-10-01 Peggy 2008
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An extreme example of what Astraea is talking about is Monk, in which brilliant detective Adrian Monk can barely take care of himself because of his obsessive-compulsive disorder and many phobias.
Geniuses, Eccentrics and other Scientist Stereotypes Peggy 2008
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The rapid expansion of drone technologies is being pushed for by a veritable super consortium of arms companies, UK government agencies and universities, under the name Astraea
Disinformation Charles Farrier 2010
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– I don’t think it’s plausible that she comes up with the name Astraea herself.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Tom’s Review Forum 2009
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The note possibly alludes to "Astraea" as the poem to be written.
Authors and Friends Annie Fields 1874
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'Astraea' was a pastoral Romance of the days of Henri IV. by
The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays Joseph Addison 1695
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Standing in front of the broken down door are Psykid and Astraea.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Tom’s Review Forum 2009
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Ice keeps trying to hit Astraea, but she keeps dodging.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Tom’s Review Forum 2009
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Standing in front of the broken down door are Psykid and Astraea.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Tom’s Review Forum 2009
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Their thought-conversation is disrupted by Ice throwing a punch at Astraea.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Tom’s Review Forum 2009
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