Definition of Big Dipper
:the seven principal stars in the constellation of Ursa Major
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Big Dipper
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First Known Use of big dipper
1853
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Big Dipper
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Definition of Big Dipper for Students
:a group of seven stars in the northern sky arranged in a form like a dipper with the two stars that form the side opposite the handle pointing to the North Star
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