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RIGIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun
Synonyms:
Alpha Centauri; Rigil; Rigil Kent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
binary; binary star; double star (a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation)
Holonyms ("Rigil" is a member of...):
Centaur; Centaurus (a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross)