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NOUN:
A star in the constellation Canis Major, the brightest star in the sky, approximately 8.6 light-years distant from Earth. Also called Dog Star, Sothis.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin Srius, from Greek Seirios, from seirios, burning


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