Definitions for betelgeuseˈbit lˌdʒuz, ˈbɛt lˌdʒœz
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Be•tel•geuseˈbit lˌdʒuz, ˈbɛt lˌdʒœz(n.)
or Be•tel•geux
a first-magnitude red supergiant in the constellation Orion.
Category: Astronomy
Origin of Betelgeuse:
1790–1800; < F < Ar bīt al jauzā' shoulder of the giant (i.e., of Orion)
Princeton's WordNet
Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis(noun)
the second brightest star in Orion
Wiktionary
Betelgeuse(ProperNoun)
A bright-red supergiant intrinsic variable star, the second brightest star in the constellation Orion; Alpha (u03B1) Orionis. It is the tenth brightest star in the nighttime, and one of the largest stars known.
Origin: Ultimately from an alteration of the yad al-jawzā ‘hand of the central one’, from ‘hand’ + ‘central one’.
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