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Definition of: quasar
(kwā′zär, -sär) noun Astron.
Any of a class of very distant, celestial objects that are strong radio sources, have unusual light spectra, show large red shifts, and have a vast, unexplained energy output. [<QUAS(I) + (STELL)AR]
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