ALPHA CENTAURI

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun

Synonyms:

Alpha Centauri; Rigil; Rigil Kent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

binary; binary star; double star (a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation)

Holonyms ("Alpha Centauri" is a member of...):

Centaur; Centaurus (a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross)

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