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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Evento celestial

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Evento celestial

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Celestial event/səˈlɛs.ti.əl ɪˈvɛnt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O evento celestial atraiu muitos observadores."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An astronomical occurrence that is observable from Earth, such as an eclipse or a meteor shower.

    "The solar eclipse was a spectacular celestial event that drew thousands of spectators."
  2. 2

    Any significant occurrence in the sky, often related to astronomy or astrology.

    "The conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn is considered a rare celestial event."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines the Middle English 'celestial' (derived from Old French and ultimately from the Latin 'caelestis', meaning of the heavens or sky) with the noun 'event' (from the Latin 'evenire', meaning to come out or happen). It emerged in scientific and astronomical contexts to describe observable occurrences in space.

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