SINCE 1828
sic itur ad astra
Latin quotation from Virgil
sic itur ad as·tra
| \ sēk-ˈi-ˌtu̇r-ˌäd-ˈä-strə
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Definition of sic itur ad astra
: thus one goes to the stars : such is the way to immortality
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