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ASTRONOMIC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inconceivably large

Synonyms:

astronomic; astronomical; galactic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

big; large (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating or belonging to the science of astronomy

Example:

astronomic telescope

Synonyms:

astronomic; astronomical

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

astronomy (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)

Derivation:

astronomy (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)

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