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Quotation dates: 1400-1552
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Astronomy, n. Also: astronomye, -ie. [Early ME. astronomie, later also -nomye, OF. astronomie, L. astronomia.] Astronomy or astrology.c1400 Troy-bk. i. 591 (scho wes mast perfyt in astronomye). c1420 Wynt. i. 881 (the land of Caldé, quhar fyrst wes fwndyn astronomy). 1456 Hay II. 111/2 (a notable maister in astronomy). a1500 Henr. III. 157/46 (in art mvsik, or in astronomye). c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxv. 12 (the dirk apperance of astronomie). c1552 Lynd. Mon. 674 (thare dirk jugementis of astronomye).
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