, or Astron, a constellation, or assemblage of stars: in which sense it is distinguished from Aster, which denotes a single star. Some apply the term, in a more particular sense, to the Great Dog, or rather to the large bright star in his mouth.
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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.
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