Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The initial element in many compound scientific terms of Greek origin, meaning star.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- The combining form of the Greek word 'a`stron, meaning star.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- prefix pertaining to
celestial bodies :fixed stars ,wandering stars (planets), etc.
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek ἄστρον ("celestial body").
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