URSA MAJOR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star

Synonyms:

Great Bear; Ursa Major

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

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

Meronyms (parts of "Ursa Major"):

Big Dipper; Charles's Wain; Dipper; Plough; Wagon; Wain (a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major)

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