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quasi-stellar object

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quasi-stellar object: see quasar quasar , one of a class of blue celestial objects having the appearance of stars when viewed through a telescope and currently believed to be the most distant and most luminous objects in the universe; the name is shortened from quasi-stellar radio source (QSR).
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quasi-stellar object [¦kwä·zē ′stel·ər ′äb·jekt]
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