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astronomical
Adjective
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If something is astronomical, it is very big, or very high.
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If something is astronomical, it is of or relating to astronomy.
society
Noun
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A society is a large number of people and the way they live, talking together, working with each other and making rules and ways to live. A society can be a town, country or more than one country together, with many people living the same ways.
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A society is an organization or club that people can join.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
Pacific
Proper noun
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The Pacific is a name for the Pacific Ocean.