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astronaut

Pronunciation: /ˈastrənɔːt/

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Definition of astronaut

noun

a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft.

Derivatives

astronautical

Origin:

1920s: from astro-, on the pattern of aeronaut and aquanaut

astronaut in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of astronaut in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

astrolabe
astrology
astromancy
astrometric binary
astrometry
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astronautics
astronavigation
astronomer
astronomical
astronomical unit

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enjambement

/ ɪnˈdʒam(b)m(ə)nt

noun

(in verse) the continuation of a sentence without a pause …

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