"aster-" meaning in English

See aster- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Latin aster, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|aster}} Latin aster, {{der|en|grc|ἀστήρ}} Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} aster-, {{en-prefix}} aster-
  1. Relating to stars Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-aster--en-prefix-cv-IC7DL
  2. Relating to star-like shining points of light Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-aster--en-prefix-RhYSuMMk
  3. Shaped like a pointed star Tags: morpheme Synonyms: astero- Derived forms: asterism, asterogram, asterographic, asteroid, asteroseismology Related terms: -ar, astro-, star, starry, stellar
    Sense id: en-aster--en-prefix-9Y8vsGd3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 18 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 14 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 7 80 Coordinate_terms: star, starred, starry, stellar, -ar, astro-, cosmo-, exo-, extra-, helio-, solar, spatio-, xeno-
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      "expansion": "Latin aster",
      "name": "der"
    },
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  "etymology_text": "From Latin aster, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr).",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prefix",
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        "Relating to stars"
      ],
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        [
          "star",
          "star#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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        "Relating to star-like shining points of light"
      ],
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    },
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          "_dis": "14 18 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "16 14 70",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
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          "_dis": "13 7 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "25 3 72",
          "word": "star"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "25 3 72",
          "word": "starred"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "25 3 72",
          "word": "starry"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "25 3 72",
          "word": "stellar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "25 3 72",
          "word": "-ar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "25 3 72",
          "word": "astro-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "25 3 72",
          "word": "cosmo-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "25 3 72",
          "word": "exo-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "25 3 72",
          "word": "extra-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "25 3 72",
          "word": "helio-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "25 3 72",
          "word": "solar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "25 3 72",
          "word": "spatio-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "25 3 72",
          "word": "xeno-"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "43 5 53",
          "word": "asterism"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "43 5 53",
          "word": "asterogram"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "43 5 53",
          "word": "asterographic"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "43 5 53",
          "word": "asteroid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "43 5 53",
          "word": "asteroseismology"
        }
      ],
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        "Shaped like a pointed star"
      ],
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          "_dis1": "29 3 68",
          "word": "-ar"
        },
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        },
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          "_dis1": "29 3 68",
          "word": "star"
        },
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          "_dis1": "29 3 68",
          "word": "starry"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "29 3 68",
          "word": "stellar"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "43 5 53",
          "word": "astero-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "aster-"
}
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    "English terms derived from Latin",
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    },
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      "word": "starred"
    },
    {
      "word": "starry"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "-ar"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "cosmo-"
    },
    {
      "word": "exo-"
    },
    {
      "word": "extra-"
    },
    {
      "word": "helio-"
    },
    {
      "word": "solar"
    },
    {
      "word": "spatio-"
    },
    {
      "word": "xeno-"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "asterism"
    },
    {
      "word": "asterogram"
    },
    {
      "word": "asterographic"
    },
    {
      "word": "asteroid"
    },
    {
      "word": "asteroseismology"
    }
  ],
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        "head": "",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "-ar"
    },
    {
      "word": "astro-"
    },
    {
      "word": "star"
    },
    {
      "word": "starry"
    },
    {
      "word": "stellar"
    }
  ],
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        "Relating to stars"
      ],
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          "star",
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        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Relating to star-like shining points of light"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Shaped like a pointed star"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "astero-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aster-"
}

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