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ASTRONOMIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does astronomic mean?
• ASTRONOMIC (adjective)
The adjective ASTRONOMIC has 2 senses:
1. relating or belonging to the science of astronomy
2. inconceivably large
Familiarity information: ASTRONOMIC used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating or belonging to the science of astronomy
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
astronomic; astronomical
Context example:
astronomic telescope
Pertainym:
astronomy (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)
Derivation:
astronomy (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Inconceivably large
Synonyms:
astronomic; astronomical; galactic
Similar:
big; large (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
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