astronomical

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. adjective relating or belonging to the science of astronomy
  2. adjective inconceivably large

Etymology

Attested since at least 1550, from Middle French astronomique or directly from Latin astronomicus, from Ancient Greek ἀστρονομικός (astronomikós).

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Synonyms

astronomic

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