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astronomical

American  
[as-truh-nom-i-kuhl] / ˌæs trəˈnɒm ɪ kəl /
Also astronomic

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or connected with astronomy.

  2. extremely large; exceedingly great; enormous.

    It takes an astronomical amount of money to build a car factory.
astronomical British  
/ ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkəl /

adjective

  1. enormously large; immense

  2. of or relating to astronomy

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Other Word Forms

  • astronomically adverb
  • nonastronomic adjective
  • nonastronomical adjective
  • nonastronomically adverb

Etymology

Origin of astronomical

First recorded in 1550–60; from Latin astronomic(us) (from Greek astronomikós ) + -al 1; astronomy, -ic

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