Sporades

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sporades \Spor"a*des\ (sp[o^]r"[.a]*d[=e]z), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr.
     spora`des. Cf. {Sporadic}.] (Astron.)
     Stars not included in any constellation; -- called also
     informed, or unformed, stars.
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