Usually means: Group of stars forming pattern.
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General (26 matching dictionaries)
  1. constellation: Merriam-Webster
  2. constellation: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. constellation: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. constellation: Collins English Dictionary
  5. constellation: Vocabulary.com
  6. Constellation, constellation: Wordnik
  7. constellation: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. constellation: Wiktionary
  9. constellation: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. constellation: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. constellation: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. constellation: Dictionary.com
  13. constellation: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. constellation: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
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  16. Constellation: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. constellation: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. constellation: Rhymezone
  19. Constellation: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. constellation: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. constellation: FreeDictionary.org
  22. constellation: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. constellation: TheFreeDictionary.com
  24. constellation: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Constellation: CCI Computer
  2. Constellation (astronomy), constellation: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. constellation: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Brilliant Dream Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. constellation: Wordcraft Dictionary

Religion (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Constellation: Easton Bible

Science (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. From Stargazers to Starships Glossary (No longer online)
  2. Constellation: Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy
  3. Constellation: Extragalactic Astronomy
  4. constellation: Prime

Tech (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. DOD Dictionary of Military Terms (No longer online)
  2. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)
  3. JPL Terms (No longer online)

(Note: See constellations as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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noun:  (astronomy) An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure (especially one from mythology) or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognized by astronomers; an asterism.
noun:  (modern astronomy) Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region.
noun:  (figurative) A configuration or grouping of related things.
noun:  A wide, seemingly unlimited, assortment.
noun:  (figurative) An array of marks or items.
noun:  (psychoanalysis) Synonym of complex (“a collection of ideas caused by repressed emotions that leads to an abnormal mental condition”)
noun:  (sexuality) A network of connections between people who are in polyamorous relationships, for example between a person, their partner, and that person's partner.
noun:  (space science) A fleet of satellites used for the same purpose.
noun:  (astrology, obsolete)
noun:  The configuration of planets at a given time (especially a person's birth), as believed to affect events on Earth, or used for determining a horoscope.
noun:  A person's character or inclinations, supposedly determined by their horoscope.

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