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Definition of astronomical adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

astronomical

adjective
 
/ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkl/
 
/ˌæstrəˈnɑːmɪkl/
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  1. connected with astronomy
    • astronomical observations
  2. (also astronomic)
     (informal) (of an amount, a price, etc.) very large
    • the astronomical price of land for building
    • The figures are astronomical.
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek astronomikos, from astronomia, from Greek, from astronomos (adjective) ‘star-arranging’.
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