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Pronunciation / Transliteration: selest
"La nuit dernière, nous avons observé la beauté des corps célestes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Positioned in or relating to the sky, or outer space as observed in astronomy.
"Ancient navigators used celestial bodies to find their direction across the open ocean." - 2
Belonging or relating to heaven.
"The choir's angelic voices filled the cathedral with a celestial beauty."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French cestiel, from Latin caelestis, from caelum 'heaven, sky'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Celestial" is said worldwide
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céleste
Transliteration: selest
"La nuit dernière, nous avons observé la beauté des corps célestes."
himmlisch
Transliteration: himmlisch
"Der Nachthimmel war voller herrlicher himmlischer Körper."
celeste
Transliteration: celeste
"Gli astronomi studiano i corpi celesti con grande attenzione."
celestial
Transliteration: selestial
"Las estrellas y los planetas forman parte del sistema celestial."
celestial
Transliteration: selestial
"O mapa celestial ajuda a localizar as constelações no céu."
खगोलीय
Transliteration: khagoliya
"दूरबीन की मदद से खगोलीय पिंडों का अध्ययन किया जाता है।"
天体的
Transliteration: tiāntǐ de
"天文学家正在观测各种天体现象。"
천체의
Transliteration: cheonche-ui
"망원경을 통해 천체의 움직임을 관측할 수 있습니다."
天体の
Transliteration: tentai no
"夜空には多くの天体が輝いている。"
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