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The description of the word you requested from the astronomical dictionary is given below.
con- = [Latin] together, with; stella = [Latin] star
A constellation is
Professional astronomical publications throughout the world always use the constellations as defined by the IAU, but in the past many other constellations were proposed, and in different areas of the world completely different sets of constellations were (and are still) used.