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Betelgeuse

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Main Entry: Be·tel·geuse
Pronunciation: \ˈbē-təl-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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