catasterism

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catasterism - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Catasterism \Ca*tas"ter*ism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to place among
     the stars.]
     A placing among the stars; a catalogue of stars.
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           The catasterisms of Eratosthenes.        --Whewell.
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