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astro-
a combining form with the meaning “pertaining to stars or celestial bodies, or to activities, as spaceflight, taking place outside the earth's atmosphere,” used in the formation of compound words: astronautics; astrophotography.
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| astro- | |
| —combining form | |
| 1. | indicating a heavenly body, star, or star-shaped structure: astrology; astrocyte |
| 2. | indicating outer space: astronautics |
| [from Greek, from astron star] | |
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Astro-
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Word Origin & History
astro-
from Gk. astro-, stem and comb. form of astron "star," related to aster "star" (see star). In ancient Gk., aster typically was "a star" and astron mostly in plural, "the stars." In sing. it mostly meant "Sirius" (the brightest star).
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Science Dictionary
| astro-
A prefix that means "star" (as in astrophysics), "celestial body" (as in astronomy), or "outer space" (as in astronaut). |
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