Definition of astrology

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as·trol·o·gy    (-strl-j) KEY 

NOUN:

1. The study of the positions and aspects of celestial bodies in the belief that they have an influence on the course of natural earthly occurrences and human affairs.
2. Obsolete Astronomy.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English astrologie, from Old French, from Latin astrologia, from Greek astrologi : astro-, astro- + -logi, -logy

OTHER FORMS:
as·trolo·ger(Noun), astro·logi·cal  (str-lj-kl) KEY  or astro·logic(Adjective), astro·logi·cal·ly(Adverb)