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English

Etymology

From Middle English constellacioun, constillacioun, from Middle French constellation, from Latin c?nst?ll?ti?, from con- (“together”) + st?ll?tus (“starred”), from st?lla (“star, astral body”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?n.st??le?.??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?n.st??le?.??n/
• Hyphenation: con?stel?la?tion
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

constellation (plural constellations)

1. (astronomy) An asterism, an arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognised by astronomers.
   1. (modern astronomy) Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially recognized by the IAU, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region. [1920s]
   • 1824, Astronomical Recreations; or, Sketches of the Relative Position and Mythological History of the Constellations, Philadelphia, p. 78:

     Harpa Georgii, or the Harp of George, is a new constellation introduced on the maps by one of the German astronomers, in honour of the late king of England, George III.
2. An image associated with a group of stars.
3. (astrology) The configuration of planets at a given time (notably of birth), as used for determining a horoscope.
4. (figuratively) A wide, seemingly unlimited assortment.
5. (spaceflight) A fleet of satellites of the same purpose (such as the set of GPS satellites, or Iridium satcom fleet).
6. A configuration or grouping.
   • 2010, Jason B. Ohler, Digital Community, Digital Citizen (page 15)

     This software constellation persists today as Microsoft Office, the most popular software tool set in history.

7. A network of connections that exists between people who are in polyamorous relationships, for example between one person, their partner, and that person's partner.

Synonyms

• (arbitrary formation of stars): asterism
• See also Thesaurus:constellation

Derived terms

• constellatory
• constellate
• reconstellation

Related terms

• stellar
• stellate
• stelliform
• stellify

Translations

See also

• constellation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Constellation in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
• asterism
• Category:Constellations

French

Etymology

From Middle French constellation, from Latin constell?ti?, from c?n (“with”) + st?lla (“star, astral body”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??s.t?.la.sj??/

Noun

constellation f (plural constellations)

1. constellation (all senses)

Related terms

• consteller
• stellaire

Further reading

• “constellation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology 1

Noun

lyra

1. (anatomy, dated) The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain.
   • 1840, Alexander Tweedie, William Wood Gerhard, A system of practical medicine: Volume 1 (page 295)

     The vessels of the brain generally are often distended and gorged with blood, the lyra especially being fully injected.

Etymology 2

Noun

lyra (plural lyras)

1. A vertically suspended hoop used in acrobatic performances.

Anagrams

• Lary, RYLA, Rayl, Ryal, aryl, lyar, ryal, yarl

Czech

Etymology

From Latin lyra (“a lyre, a lyric”), from Ancient Greek ???? (lúr?, “a lyre”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?ra/
• Rhymes: -?ra
• Hyphenation: ly?ra
• Homophone: lira

Noun

lyra f

1. lyre (ancient musical instrument) [19th c.]

Declension

Related terms

• lyrický
• lyrik
• lyrika

References

Anagrams

• ryla

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (lúra, “lyre”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ly.ra/, [?l??ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?li.ra/, [?li???]

Noun

lyra f (genitive lyrae); first declension

1. (music) lyre, lute

Declension

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

• lyricen
• lyricus
• lyrist?s

Descendants

• English: Lyra
• Spanish: lira

References

• lyra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lyra in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lyra in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lyra in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lyra f (definite singular lyra, indefinite plural lyrer or lyror, definite plural lyrene or lyrone)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by lyre
2. definite singular of lyre

Swedish

Noun

lyra c

1. a lyre (a stringed musical instrument)
2. a European pollock (Pollachius pollachius)

   Synonyms: lyrtorsk, (regional) bleksej, bleka

3. (brännboll) a catch without the ball having touched the ground

Declension

Derived terms

a catch in brännboll

• enhandslyra

Anagrams

• ylar