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Search phrase: astronomy

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.14.2 And yet methinks I have astronomy, And yet me thinkes I haue Astronomy,

Glossary

 3 result(s).
astronomyknowledge of astrology
collateral[astronomy, of the movement of the spheres] parallel, side by side
liberal artsthe trivium [grammar, logic, rhetoric] and quadrivium [arithmetic, geometry, music, astronomy]

Thesaurus

 18 result(s).
astronomyconjunction
astronomyburning zone
astronomySaturn
astronomycentre
astronomyliberal arts
astronomycollateral
astronomyconstellation
astronomyMars
astronomysphere
astronomyaxletree, axle-tree
astronomyorb
astronomystar
astronomysphere
astronomyspherical
astronomyVenus
axis [astronomy]axletree, axle-tree
parallel [in astronomy]collateral
side by side [in astronomy]collateral

Words Families

 3 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ASTRONOMYBASICastronomical adj, astronomy n
ASTRONOMYPEOPLEastronomer n
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