ASTRONOMER


Meaning of ASTRONOMER in English

əˈstränəmə(r) noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, alteration of astronomien, from Middle French, from Late Latin astronomus (from Greek astronomos ) + Middle French -ien -ian

1. obsolete : astrologer

2. : one skilled in astronomy : one having a knowledge of the laws and phenomena of the celestial bodies : one that makes observations of celestial phenomena

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