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astronaut
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astronaut
(noun)
astronaut
/
ˈ
æstrəˌnɑːt/
noun
plural
astronauts
astronaut
/
ˈ
æstrəˌnɑːt/
noun
plural
astronauts
Britannica Dictionary definition of ASTRONAUT
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a person who travels in a spacecraft into outer space
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