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CENTAURUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross
Synonyms:
Centaur; Centaurus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Meronyms (members of "Centaurus"):
Alpha Centauri; Rigil; Rigil Kent (brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun)
Beta Centauri (the second brightest star in Centaurus)
Omega Centauri (a global cluster in the constellation Centaurus)
Proxima; Proxima Centauri (the nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years)
