wandering star

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wandering star

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Calque of Ancient Greek ἀστὴρ πλανήτης (astḕr planḗtēs) as distinguished from the fixed stars.

noun wandering stars

A star which seems to move in the sky; a planet. Might it not be possible, that this wandering star would pass by the sun and reappear in the east?
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@misc{wandering_star_2026,
  title = {wandering star},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wandering%20star},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}