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View Name: Sirius


SIRIUS
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Astronomy
PRONOUNCED: SIR-ee-əs (English), SEER-ee-əs (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
The name of a bright star in the constellation Canis Major, derived via Latin from Greek σειριος (seirios) "burning".
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