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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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