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constellationally

Syllables: con·stel·lat·ion·al·ly/ˌkɒnstəˈleɪʃənəli//ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃənəli/

constellationally adverb: in the manner of a constellation (“(astrology) the configuration of planets at a given time (notably of birth), as used for determining a horoscope; (astronomy) a formation of stars perceived as a figure or pattern”).

Adverb

constellationally (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a constellation (“(astrology) the configuration of planets at a given time (notably of birth), as used for determining a horoscope; (astronomy) a formation of stars perceived as a figure or pattern”).
    • The Doctor is in ecstacies over it, takes it as a special personal favor, and declaims luminously and constellationally about writing one's name among the stars, like that frisky cow who, in jumping over the moon, upon a time, made the milky way.1873, [Albert Gallatin Riddle], “The Blue Chamber”, in Bart Ridgeley; a Story of Northern Ohio, Boston, Mass.: Nichols and Hall, […], →OCLC, pages 22–23
    • [O]n each of the three examples referred to is shown a Great Serpent, which in the scheme of the heavens familiar to us, reappears constellationally in Ophis and Hydra.1892 January 9, Robert Brown, Jun., “The Milky Way in Euphratean Stellar Mythology”, in [James Sutherland Cotton], editor, The Academy. […], volume XLI, number 1027 (New Series), London: Alexander...

Origin of constellationally

From constellational + -ly (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives).

Words that rhyme with constellationally

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Questions about constellationally

What does constellationally mean?
Constellationally means in the manner of a constellation (“(astrology) the configuration of planets at a given time (notably of birth), as used for determining a horoscope; (astronomy) a formation of stars perceived as a figure or pattern”).
What part of speech is constellationally?
Constellationally is an adverb.
How do you pronounce constellationally?
Constellationally is pronounced /ˌkɒnstəˈleɪʃənəli/ (UK).

Words near constellationally in the dictionary

  1. constellated
  2. constellates
  3. constellating
  4. constellation
  5. constellational
  6. constellationally
  7. constellationary
  8. constellationfish
  9. constellations
  10. constellatory
  11. conster

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