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Catasterism

Catasterism \Ca*tas"ter*ism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to place among the stars.] A placing among the stars; a catalogue of stars.

The catasterisms of Eratosthenes.
--Whewell.

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catasterism

n. (context Greek mythology English) The transformation of a hero, after death, into a star or constellation