Latin definition for: asteria, asteriae
noun
- declension: 1st declension
- gender: feminine
Definitions:
- precious stone, either asteriated (star) sapphire or cymophane (cats-eye)?
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
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