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Centaurus

Syllabification: (Cen·tau·rus)
Pronunciation: /senˈtôrəs/
Astronomy
Definition of Centaurus
  • a large southern constellation (the Centaur). It lies in the Milky Way and contains the stars Alpha and Proxima Centauri.
  • (as genitive Centauri /senˈtôrē/) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation:the star Lambda Centauri

Origin:

Latin

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