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BETA CENTAURI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The second brightest star in Centaurus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
star ((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior)
Holonyms ("Beta Centauri" is a member of...):
Centaur; Centaurus (a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross)