† astracismn.
Obsolete. rare.
An asterism or constellation; an asterisk.
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the world > the universe > star > kind of star > small star > [noun]
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1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 2nd Pt. sig. I8v Aboue the threefold Astracisme of heauen.
1695 W. Lowndes Rep. Amendm. Silver Coins 6 Some have derived it [sterling] from a Star or Astracism.
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n.1590- suspend
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