Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/September 22

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constellation n
  1. (astronomy) An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure (especially one from mythology) or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognized by astronomers; an asterism.
    1. (modern astronomy) Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region.
  2. (figurative) A configuration or grouping of related things.
    1. A wide, seemingly unlimited, assortment.
    2. (psychoanalysis) Synonym of complex (“a collection of ideas caused by repressed emotions that leads to an abnormal mental condition”)
    3. (sexuality) A network of connections between people who are in polyamorous relationships, for example between a person, their partner, and that person's partner.
    4. (space science) A fleet of satellites used for the same purpose.
  3. (astrology, obsolete)
    1. The configuration of planets at a given time (especially a person's birth), as believed to affect events on Earth, or used for determining a horoscope.
    2. A person's character or inclinations, supposedly determined by their horoscope.

Tomorrow, the Saturday nearest the first quarter moon between mid-September and mid-October in 2023, is the second of two Astronomy Days in the year.

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