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astronomical

Translation
astronomical
/as'treuh nom"i keuhl/, adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or connected with astronomy.
2. extremely large; exceedingly great; enormous: It takes an astronomical amount of money to build a car factory. Also, astronomic.
[1550-60; < L astronomic(us) ( < Gk astronomikós; see ASTRONOMY, -IC) + -AL1]

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