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as•tral



Pronunciation: (as'trul), [key]
—adj.
1. pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
2. Biol.pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling an aster; having a discoid, radiate flower head.
3. Theosophy.noting a supersensible substance pervading all space and forming the substance of a second body (astral body) belonging to each individual. It accompanies the individual through life, is able to leave the human body at will, and survives the individual after death.

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