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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Canopus
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Carina: the second brightest star in the heavens.

2. Canopus
an ancient seacoast city in Lower Egypt, 15 mi. (24 km) E of Alexandria.

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Canopus
supergiant star 650 light years from Earth; second brightest star in the sky

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) canopus
a star of the first magnitude in the southern constellation Argo

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The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. canopus
the blue vault of heaven with its stars, revered and worshipped by the son of the sandy desert as a friend and guide to him, as he wanders over the waste at night alone.

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