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Noun: astronomy  u'stró-nu-mee
  1. The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
    - uranology

Derived forms: astronomies

See also: astronomic

Type of: natural philosophy, physics

Encyclopedia: Astronomy

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