Library / English Dictionary

VEGA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The brightest star in the constellation Lyra

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

Lyra (a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635)

Synonyms:

Lope de Vega; Lope Felix de Vega Carpio; Vega

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)

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