FIXED STAR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("fixed star" is a kind of...):

star ((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior)

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