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SIRIUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sirius mean?
• SIRIUS (noun)
The noun SIRIUS has 1 sense:
1. the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major
Familiarity information: SIRIUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Canicula; Dog Star; Sirius; Sothis
Instance hypernyms:
binary; binary star; double star (a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation)
Holonyms ("Sirius" is a member of...):
Canis Major; Great Dog (a constellation to the southeast of Orion; contains Sirius)
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