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单词 paranatellon
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paranatellonn.

Brit. /pəˌranəˈtɛlɒn/, U.S. /pəˌrænəˈtɛlˌɑn/
Inflections: Plural paranatellons, paranatellonta.
Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin paranatellon; Greek παρανατέλλων.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin paranatellon star or constellation that rises at the same time as another (beginning of the 5th cent.) or its etymon Byzantine Greek παρανατέλλων, use as noun (short for ἀστήρ παρανατέλλων ) of Hellenistic Greek παρανατέλλων , masculine singular present participle of παρανατέλλειν (of stars) to rise together < ancient Greek παρα- para- prefix1 + ἀνατέλλειν (of a celestial object) to rise over the horizon < ἀνά up (see ana- prefix) + τέλλειν to rise, probably < the same Indo-European base as τέλος end (see telos n.). Compare French paranatellon (1795 or earlier).
Chiefly Ancient History.
In ancient astronomy and contemporary astrology: a star or constellation that rises at the same time as another; spec. one that rises at the same time as a constellation of the zodiac. Usually with of.
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1811 W. Drummond Œdipus Judaicus xxvii Now the extra-zodiacal stars,..which rise above the horizon, or sink below it, during the time that decan takes to rise or set, are what I call its paranatellons.
1882 M. Lockwood tr. C. Lenormant Beginnings Hist. 568 The twelve stars..are astronomically the paranatellons of the signs [of the Zodiac].
1951 Jrnl. Near Eastern Stud. 10 28 The astrological paranatellonta were based, not only upon the Greek constellations, but also upon the oriental ‘Sphaira barbarica’.
1973 Isis 64 237 Cassiopeia..rose as paranatellon of the Pegasus quadrangle, signal of winter solstice.
1996 Natural Order Process (65) in talk.religion.newage (Usenet newsgroup) 25 Apr. In the skies this was called the Region of the River God, and was marked by Hydra, the Water Serpent, the southern paranatellon of Leo.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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