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subconstellation

noun

Etymology

From sub- + constellation.

  1. derived from *h₂stḗr✻ — “star”
  2. derived from con-
  3. derived from cōnstēllātiōnem
  4. derived from constellation
  5. inherited from constellacioun
  6. prefixed as subconstellation — “sub + constellation”

Definitions

  1. A subordinate or smaller constellation.

    • the Pleiades, or subconstellation upon the back of Taurus
    • the three stars of the belt and three in the sword, but an additional subconstellation, imagined as the various army generals for a warrior chief.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA