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constellation

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Main Entry:
con·stel·la·tion 
          Listen to the pronunciation of constellation
Pronunciation:
\ˌkän(t)-stə-ˈlā-shən\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English constellacioun, from Anglo-French constellation, from Late Latin constellation-, constellatio, from Latin com- + stella star — more at star
Date:
14th century
1 : the configuration of stars especially at one's birth 2 : any of 88 arbitrary configurations of stars or an area of the celestial sphere covering one of these configurations 3 : an assemblage, collection, or group of usually related persons, qualities, or things <a constellation of…relatives, friends, and hangers-on — Brendan Gill> <a constellation of symptoms> 4 : pattern, arrangement <taking advantage of the shifting constellation of power throughout the known world — H. D. Lasswell>
con·stel·la·to·ry 
          Listen to the pronunciation of constellatory \kən-ˈste-lə-ˌtr-ē\ adjective


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