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constellation is a common noun.  Its 4 syllables, con stel la tion, are pronounced  con'ste LAY shon.  There are 4 definitions.

Definition l is:  A group or cluster of stars.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

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group as a noun.  Definition 1 of 2 is:  A number of persons or things existing or brought together; an assemblage; a cluster.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

cluster as a noun.  Definition 1 of 2 is:  A group or bunch, as of grapes.  Definition 2 is:  An assembly; aggregation.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

star as a noun.  Definition 1 of 7 is:  A celestial body so distant as to appear like a luminous point:  in common usage including the planets, but in astronomy limited to the fixed stars, and hence sometimes applied by analogy to the sun.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

asterism as a noun.  Definition 2 (1) of 3 is:  A little cluster or group of stars. Definition 2 (2) is:  (now obsolete) a constellation.  Source

Definition 2 is:  An assemblage of brilliant things or persons.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

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assemblage is a noun.  Definition 2 of 3 is:  An assembling; association.  Definition 3 is:  Any gathering of persons or things; collection; assembly.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

brilliant as an adjective.  Definition 1 of 2 is:  Sparkling or glowing with luster or light; very bright.  Definition 2 is:  Showy; accomplished; illustrious; splendid.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

Definition 3 in Astrology is:  The aspect of the planets at the time of one's birth; hence, disposition or character as influenced by one's horoscope.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

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aspect is a noun.  Definition 4 of 8 in Astrology is:  Configuration of the planets at any time; also, the supposed resulting influence for good or evil.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

planet as a noun.  Definition 1 of 3 is:  One of the opaque bodies of the solar system that revolve around the sun as their center of motion: ellipsis. Source:  An excerpt from the  Practical Standard Dictionary

birth is a noun.  Definition 1 of 5 is:  The fact or act of being born; nativity.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

disposition is a noun.  Definition 4 of 6 is:  Natural tendency; temper or temperament; characteristic spirit; bent; propensity.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

character as a noun.  Definition 1 of 10 is:  The combination of qualities distinguishing any person or class of persons; any distinctive mark or trait, or such marks or traits collectively, belonging to any person, class, or race; the individuality which is the product of nature, habits and environment.  Definition 2 is: High qualities; moral force.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

horoscope is a noun.  Definition 1 of 2 in Astrology, part 1 is:  The aspect of the heavens, with special reference to the positions of the planets at any instant, or a figure or statement showing such aspect, from which astrologers professed to foretell the future, especially of a person born at that time.  Part 3 is:  The diagram of the twelve divisions or "houses" of the heavens, used by astrologers in predicting the future.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

house as a noun.  Definition 6 of 10 in Astrology is:  One of twelve divisions of the heavens, made by drawing great circles through the north and south points of the horizon, each noting a state or circumstance, as captivity or marriage.  The signs of the zodiac were also called houses, when considered as the seat of greatest influence of a particular planet, each of which, except the sun and moon, had two of these, one day house and one night house.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

rising is a present participle.  Definition 2 of 3 is:  Ascending, as the rising moon; also, sloping upward; as, a rising hill.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

Definition 4 in Psychology is:  A group of interrelated complexes.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

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interrelated is an adjective.  The only definition is:  Having a mutual or reciprocal relation or parallelism; correlative.  Source:  Webster's New International Dictionary

complex as a noun.  Definition 2 of 2, in Psychology is:  A group of ideas mentally associated with a given subject existing, with their accompanying feeling-tones, in a repressed state.  Source:  Practical Standard Dictionary

The singular possessive of constellation is;  constellation's.  The plural of constellation is:  constellations.  The plural possessive of constellations is:  constellations'.

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