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Gender Feminine
Usage Astronomy
Pronounced Pron. ah-sel-ah  [key]

Meaning & History

Late Latin for "armpit", related to the Indo-European root *aks meaning "axis". This is the name of the third brightest star in the constellation Sagittarius.
Added 8/6/2008 by Travis
Edited 12/16/2022 by Mike C and SeaHorse15