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RIGIL KENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Rigil Kent mean?
• RIGIL KENT (noun)
The noun RIGIL KENT has 1 sense:
1. brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun
Familiarity information: RIGIL KENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Alpha Centauri; Rigil; Rigil Kent
Instance hypernyms:
binary; binary star; double star (a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation)
Holonyms ("Rigil Kent" is a member of...):
Centaur; Centaurus (a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross)
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