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-aster1 definition

-aster (as′tər)

star or starlike structure diaster

Etymology: < Gr astēr, star

-aster2 definition

-aster (as′tər)

a (specified) person or thing that is inferior or not genuine poetaster

Etymology: L dim. suffix

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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