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astir definition

astir (ə stʉr′)

adverb, adjective

  1. in motion; in excited activity
  2. out of bed

Etymology: a- + stir

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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