English Explanatory Dictionary

Aldebaran

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. One of the brightest stars in the sky, now recognised to be a binary star in the constellation Taurus (alpha (α) Tauri); an orange giant, 68 light years from Earth.

Pronunciation

/alˈdɛbəɹən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Aldebaran.wav

Word forms

Aldebaran

Etymology

From Arabic اَلدَّبَرَان (ad-dabarān, “the follower”), named so because it follows the Pleiades.

Derived words

Aldebaranian aldebaranium
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