constellation
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
constellation/kɒnstəˈleɪʃn/
▶noun
- 1 a group of stars forming a recognized pattern and typically named after a mythological or other figure.
- 2 a group of associated people or things.
– derivatives
constellate verb (literary).
constellate verb (literary).
– origin ME: via OFr. from late L. constellatio(n-), based on L. stella ‘star’.
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