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astral
1. relating to, proceeding from, consisting of, or resembling the stars
2. Biology of or relating to the aster occurring in dividing cells
3. Theosophy denoting or relating to a supposed supersensible substance believed to form the material of a second body for each person, taking the form of an aura discernible to certain gifted individuals

astral [′as·trəl]
(astronomy)
Characteristic of a specific star or stars; stellar is the accepted term.

(language)Astral - A programming language based on Pascal, never implemented.

["ASTRAL: A Structured and Unified Approach to Database Design and Manipulation", T. Amble et al, in Proc of the Database Architecture Conf, Venice, June 1979].


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He burns, too, the purest of oil, in its unmanufactured, and, therefore, unvitiated state; a fluid unknown to solar, lunar, or astral contrivances ashore.
Indeed, one of his best-known poems, "The Return to the Mountains", makes mention of the projection of the astral body through space during sleep.
Never was a more lovely thought than that of the astral lamp.
 
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