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Alkaid

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Al·​kaid
variants: or less commonly Alcaid \ ˌal-​ˈkād How to pronounce Alkaid (audio) \

Definition of Alkaid

astronomy
: a bluish-white star of the second magnitude that marks the end of the handle of the Big Dipper Next, I targeted NGC 5448, a … spiral located just east of the bright star Alkaid at the tail of Ursa Major, close to the Bootes border.— William A. McLaughlin, Astronomy, February 1997

— called also Eta Ursae Majoris

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First Known Use of Alkaid

1675, in the meaning defined above

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“Alkaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Alkaid. Accessed 30 Jun. 2022.

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