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FIXED STAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("fixed star" is a kind of...):
star ((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior)