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Betelgeuse

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Betelgeuse

Main Entry:: Be·tel·geuse
Pronunciation:: \ˈbē-t^əl-ˌjüs, ˈbe-, -ˌjüz\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: French Bételgeuse, from Arabic bayt al-jawzā' Gemini, literally, the house of the twins (confused with Orion & Betelgeuse)
Date:: 1769

: a variable red supergiant star of the first magnitude near the eastern shoulder of Orion

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