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ORION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel
Synonyms:
Hunter; Orion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("Orion" is a kind of...):
diffuse nebula; gaseous nebula (a cluster of stars within an intricate cloud of gas and dust)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Meronyms (members of "Orion"):
Alpha Orionis; Betelgeuse (the second brightest star in Orion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
