English

Etymology
L. #Latin|constell�ti�n, from con- �with� and stella �star�

Pronunciation
IPA|/�k�nst��leɪ��n/ italbrac|RP
IPA|/�k�nst��leɪ��n/ italbrac|US
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
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en-noun

1. astronomy: Any of the 88 officially recognized collections of stars in the night sky.
2. An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure or pattern.
3. An image associated with a group of stars.
4. astrology: The configuration of planets, as used for determining a horoscope.
5. figurative A wide, seemingly unlimited assortment.

#: A constellation of possibilities.

Translations
trans-top|collection of stars
Arabic: ARchar|أبراج
Chinese: �座 (xīng zuò)
Czech: souhv�zdí n
Dutch: sterrenbeeld n, constellatie f
Estonian: tähtkuju
Finnish: tähdistö, tähtikuvio
French: constellation f
German: Sternbild n
Greek: α��ε�ι�μ�� (asterismós) m
Hebrew: he-translation|���|mazal m
Italian: costellazione f
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Japanese: �座 (���, seiza)
Korean: ��리 (byeoljari)
Polish: gwiazdozbiór m, konstelacja f
Portuguese: constelação f
Romanian: constelaţie
Russian: �озвездие (sozvézdije) n
Slovak: súhvezdie#Slovak|súhvezdie n
Spanish: constelación f
Swedish: konstellation c
Thai: THchar|�ลุ�ม�าว (glùm daao)
Turkish: burç
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See also
asterism
:Category:Constellations|Category:Constellations

French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /k��s.t�.la.sj��/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /kO~s.tE.la.sjO~/

Noun
constellation

1. constellation.

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