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asthmatic
Asti
Asti Spumante
astigmatism
astilbe
astir
astonish
astonished
astonishment
Astoria
astound
astounded
astr-
astraddle
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astro-
astro-


prefix 
Definition:
 
1. star, the stars, outer space
astrobiology
2. aster of a cell
astrocyte
[< Greek< astron "star" < astēr (see aster)]
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