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    SIRIUS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The brightest star in the sky; in Canis Majorplay

    Synonyms:

    Canicula; Dog Star; Sirius; Sothis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

    Instance hypernyms:

    binary; binary star; double star (a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation)

    Holonyms ("Sirius" is a member of...):

    Canis Major; Great Dog (a constellation to the southeast of Orion; contains Sirius)

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