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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 Orionplay

  Familiarity information: ALPHA ORIONIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALPHA ORIONIS (noun)


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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