ALPHA GEMINORUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux

Synonyms:

Alpha Geminorum; Castor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

multiple star (a system of three or more stars associated by gravity)

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

Gemini (a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic)

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