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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Sternengruppe

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Sternengruppe

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Star group/stɑːr ɡruːp/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #8450 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Orion-Konstellation ist eine bekannte Sternengruppe."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A collection of stars that are physically related through gravitational forces or are perceived as a unit in the night sky.

    "The Orion constellation is a well-known star-group that can be seen in the winter sky."
  2. 2

    A metaphorical term used to describe a collection of influential individuals or entities in a particular field.

    "The tech industry has its own star-group of innovators and leaders."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'star' (from Old English steorra, of Germanic origin) and 'group' (from Italian gruppo, via French groupe). It refers to a localized aggregation of astronomical bodies held together by gravitational forces or appearing clustered from Earth's perspective.

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