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ALPHA CRUCIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Alpha Crucis mean?
• ALPHA CRUCIS (noun)
The noun ALPHA CRUCIS has 1 sense:
1. the brightest star in the Southern Cross
Familiarity information: ALPHA CRUCIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The brightest star in the Southern Cross
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
star ((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior)
Holonyms ("Alpha Crucis" is a member of...):
Crux; Crux Australis; Southern Cross (a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus)
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