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astrology

as·trol·o·gy [ ə strólləjee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
study of planets and human behavior: the study of the positions of the Moon, Sun, and other planets in the belief that their motions affect human beings

[14th century. Via French< Greek astrologia "account of the stars" < astron (see astro-) + -logia (see -logy)]

as·trol·o·ger [ ə strólləjər ] noun
as·tro·log·i·cal [ àstrə lójjik'l ] adjective
as·tro·log·i·cal·ly [ àstrə lójjikəlee ] adverb
as·trol·o·gist [ ə strólləjist ] noun
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