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Corona Borealis


Astronomy
Definition of Corona Borealis
  • a northern constellation (the Northern Crown), in which the main stars form a small but prominent arc.
  • (as genitive Coronae Borealis /kəˌrəʊni, -nʌɪ/ or Coronae) used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation:the star R Coronae Borealis

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Latin

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