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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Stationeir, -ere, adj. (Late ME stacionarye (Lydgate), of a planet: having no apparent motion, f. station (Lydgate) the apparent standing still of a planet at its apogee and perigee.) — a1500 Henr. Fab. 632.
Quhair he micht se … the planetis … Thair cours and eik thair mouing in thair spheir Sum retrograde, and sum stationeir
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"Stationeir adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/stationeir>
