asterismus

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ism                  SUFFIX                             
-ism; makes noun of action/ideology/association/fellowship;
asterism.us          N      2 1 NOM S M                 
aster, asteris  N (3rd) M   [XAXNO]    Pliny
plant (Aster amellus?); kind of Samian clay; star (= astrum), destiny (?);