Associations to the word «Betelgeuse»

Wiktionary

BETELGEUSE, proper noun. (star) A bright-red supergiant intrinsic variable star, the second brightest star in the constellation Orion; Alpha (α) Orionis. It is the tenth brightest star in the nighttime, and one of the largest stars known.

Dictionary definition

BETELGEUSE, noun. The second brightest star in Orion.

Wise words

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