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noun
1.
Astronomy.
a.
a group of stars.
b.
a constellation.
2.
Mineralogy. a property of some crystallized minerals of showing a starlike luminous figure in transmitted light or, in a cabochon-cut stone, by reflected light.
3.
three asterisks (
or 
) printed to draw attention to a passage it precedes.
or ) printed to draw attention to a passage it precedes.
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Asterism
is always a great word to know.
So is planet. Does it mean:
| any of the nine large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun |
| a zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Aries, containing the bright star Aldebaran also called the Bull |
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Word Origin & History
asterism
1590s, from Gk. asterismos "a marking with stars," from aster "star" (see astro-). Any grouping of stars, whether a constellation or not. The well-known "Big Dipper" is an asterism, not a constellation.
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asterism  (ās'tə-rĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
A conspicuous star pattern that is not recognized as a constellation. Asterisms may constitute a part of a larger constellation, as in the case of the seven stars in Ursa Major that make up the Big Dipper, or they may be formed of individual stars in several different constellations, as in the case of the Summer Triangle, made up of Deneb (in Cygnus), Altair (in Aquila), and Vega (in Lyra). |
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