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astrology definition

as·trol·ogy (ə strälə jē)

noun

  1. Historical primitive astronomy
  2. a system of methods, theories, etc. based on the assumption that the positions of the moon, sun, and stars affect human affairs and that one can foretell the future by studying the stars, etc.

Etymology: ME astrologie < L & Gr astrologia, astronomy, astrology < astron, star + -logia, -logy

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