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ad astra per aspera

foreign term ad as·tra per as·pe·ra \ad-ˈas-trə-ˌpər-ˈas-pə-rə\

Definition of AD ASTRA PER ASPERA

:  to the stars by hard ways —motto of Kansas
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Origin of AD ASTRA PER ASPERA

Latin

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