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POLLUX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pollux mean?
• POLLUX (noun)
The noun POLLUX has 1 sense:
1. the brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor
Familiarity information: POLLUX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor
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 ("Pollux" is a member of...):
Gemini (a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic)
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