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URSA MAJOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star
Synonyms:
Great Bear; Ursa Major
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Meronyms (parts of "Ursa Major"):
Big Dipper; Charles's Wain; Dipper; Plough; Wagon; Wain (a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major)
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