ALTAIR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation

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 ("Altair" is a member of...):

Aquila (a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair)

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