Ad Astra | Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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The following 3 entries include the term ad astra.

ad astra per aspera

Latin phrase

: to the stars through hardships —motto of Kansas

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per aspera ad astra

Latin phrase

: ad astra per aspera

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sic itur ad astra

Latin quotation from Virgil

: thus one goes to the stars : such is the way to immortality

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