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star-course

star-course noun: the calculated orbital paths, movements, and transits of celestial bodies.

Noun

star-course (plural star-courses)

  1. (historical) The calculated orbital paths, movements, and transits of celestial bodies.
    • “ Kar-rennui ” signifies the astronomers as namers of the star-courses, from Kar, a course, an orbit, and renn, to name1881, A book of the beginnings : containing an attempt to recover and reconstitute the lost origines of the myths and mysteries, types and symbols, religion and language, with Egypt for the...
    • A very noteworthy attraction of the Almanac consists in its “star courses in the horoscopes of politicians”. Mr. Wilde says, for instance1897, J. M. Nallasami Pillai, Siddhanta Deepika - Complete 14 volumes, page 287

Forms of star-course

pluralstar-courses

Questions about star-course

What does star-course mean?
Star-course means the calculated orbital paths, movements, and transits of celestial bodies.
What part of speech is star-course?
Star-course is a noun.
What is the plural of star-course?
The plural of star-course is star-courses.

Words near star-course in the dictionary

  1. star-69ed
  2. star-69ing
  3. star-69s
  4. star-cities
  5. star-city
  6. star-course
  7. star-cover
  8. star-covers
  9. star-crossed
  10. star-drive
  11. star-drives

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