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(kɒnstəleɪʃən)
Word forms: plural constellations
1. countable noun
A constellation is a group of stars which form a pattern and have a name.
...a planet orbiting a star in the constellation of Cepheus. [+ of]
2. countable noun [with supplement, usually NOUN of noun]
A constellation of similar things is a group of them.
[formal]
Most patients have a constellation of diseases, with few clear-cut distinctions betweenthem.
A complex constellation of events dominated Europe in the sixteenth century.

constellation in British English

(ˌkɒnstɪˈleɪʃən)
noun
1. 
a. 
any of the 88 groups of stars as seen from the earth and the solar system, many of which were named by the ancient Greeks after animals, objects, or mythological persons
b. 
an area on the celestial sphere containing such a group
2. 
a gathering of brilliant or famous people or things
3.  psychoanalysis
a group of ideas felt to be related
Derived forms
constellational (ˌconstelˈlational)
adjective
constellatory (kənˈstɛlətərɪ, -trɪ)
adjective
Word origin
C14: from Late Latin constellātiō, from Latin com- together + stella star

constellation in American English

(ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃən)
noun
1. 
a. 
a group of stars in the sky, usually named after some object, animal, or mythological being that it supposedlyresembles or suggests
b. 
the area of the sky assigned to such a group of stars: currently the sky is considered to have 88 constellations
2. 
any cluster, gathering, or collection
3.  Astrology
the grouping of celestial bodies at any particular time, esp. at a person's birth
4.  Psychology
a group of related thoughts or feelings regarded as clustered about one central idea
Derived forms
constellatory (conˈstellaˌtory) (kənˈstɛləˌtɔri)
adjective
Word origin
ME constellacion < OFr < LL constellatio < constellatus, set with stars < L com-, with + pp. of stellare, to shine < stella, star

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Examples of 'constellation' in a sentence
constellation

See the constellations and planets as they appear in the sky above your current location.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
More like a constellation of famous architects.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This is a season of farewells for an odd family constellation of friends and lovers.
Christianity Today (2000)
It has been a competition of infrequent comets rather than a great constellation of stars.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Then just take it outside on a dark night and see if you can spot any of the constellations in the sky.
The Sun (2012)
A constellation of stars was wheeled out to plug new products.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There are many possible family constellations, with as many different issues to be resolved as the personalities which present them.
Martin, April The Guide to Lesbian and Gay Parenting (1993)
The white flowers are like constellations of stars, but the smell of garlic that they give off is very strong.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She can project an Irving Berlin song onto the night sky like a constellation.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Hopefully, there will come a time when our family constellations are familiar enough to people that this kind of thing won't happen.
Martin, April The Guide to Lesbian and Gay Parenting (1993)

In other languages
constellation

British English: constellation NOUN
A constellation is a group of stars which form a pattern and have a name.
There is an abundance of photographs and maps to help you identify constellations.
  • American English: constellation
  • Brazilian Portuguese: constelação
  • Chinese: 星座
  • European Spanish: constelación
  • French: constellation
  • German: Sternbild
  • Italian: costellazione
  • Japanese: 星座
  • Korean: 별자리
  • European Portuguese: constelação
  • Latin American Spanish: constelación
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