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CEPHEUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) king of Ethiopia and husband of Cassiopeia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

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