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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 of possibilities.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: sterrenbeeld , constellatie
  • French: constellation
  • German: Sternbild
  • Italian: costellazione
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: constelación
Etymology: Latin, constellÄtiÅn, from con- "with" and stella "star"


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