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ALPHA ORIONIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Alpha Orionis mean?
• ALPHA ORIONIS (noun)
The noun ALPHA ORIONIS has 1 sense:
1. the second brightest star in Orion
Familiarity information: ALPHA ORIONIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The second brightest star in Orion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Alpha Orionis; Betelgeuse
Instance hypernyms:
supergiant (an extremely bright star of very large diameter and low density)
Holonyms ("Alpha Orionis" is a member of...):
Hunter; Orion (a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel)
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