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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Arcturus
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Boötes.

Etymology: (1352–75; < MF < L < Gk Arktoûros=árkt(os) bear (see Ursa Major ) +oûros guardian)

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1. (noun) Arcturus
the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth

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1. (noun) arcturus
a fixed star of the first magnitude in the constellation Bootes

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