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stellar astronomers
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Pleonasms or Tautological Redundancies
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quasar: quasi + stellar
1. One of over a thousand known extragalactic objects, starlike in appearance and having spectra with characteristically large redshifts, that are thought to be the most distant and most luminous objects in the universe.
2. A blend of quasi and stellar.
2. A blend of quasi and stellar.
- Quasi: As if; as though; as it were; in a manner sense or degree; having some resemblance to.
- Stellar: Relating to, consisting of, or like a star or stars.
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Blends of Words: Portmanteaus or Portmanteaux +
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stellar wind
The stream of particles "blown" by the radiative pressure of a star away into space.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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