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(as′trəl)

adjective

of, from, or like the stars
Zool. of an aster in mitosis
Theosophy designating or of a universal substance supposedly existing at a level just beyond normal human perception

Origin: L astralis < astrum, star < Gr astron < astēr, star

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adjective

Of, relating to, emanating from, or resembling the stars.
Biology Of, relating to, or shaped like the mitotic aster; star-shaped.
Of or relating to a supersensible body believed by theosophists to coexist with and survive the death of the human physical body: an astral body; astral projection.

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Origin: Late Latin astrālis

Origin: , from Latin astrum, star

Origin: , from Greek astron; see ster-³ in Indo-European roots

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asˈtral·ly adverb

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