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单词 constellatory
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constellatoryadj.

/kənˈstɛlətəri/
Etymology: See constellate adj. and -ory suffix2. Compare medieval Latin constellātor astrologer (Du Cange).
rare.
1. Pertaining to constellations (sense 1), or to the casting of nativities, etc., from them. Obsolete.
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the world > the universe > planet > position of planet > aspect > [adjective] > at nativity
constellational1652
constellatory1652
1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 149 Hath not the constellatory Fatation introduced so many starry Gods into the world?
1801 F. Barrett Magus (title page) The Constellatory Practice, or, Talismanic Magic.
2. Relating to, or of the nature of, a constellation or group of fixed stars.
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the world > the universe > constellation > [adjective]
lesser1540
greater1556
asteristic1652
binary stars1802
constellatory1819
asterismal1840
1819 C. Lamb in Examiner 7 Nov. 717/1 [It] rises into a dignity equivalent to Cassiopeia's chair. It is invested with constellatory importance.
a1849 E. A. Poe E. B. Browning in Wks. (1864) III. 422 By no individual stars can we present the constellatory radiance of the book.
1888 Daily News 26 June 9/3 This artist's day-dreams of constellatory spheres.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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