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rigel
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun rigel has 1 sense
- rigel(n = noun.object) beta orionis - the brightest star in Orion; Array is a kind of binary, binary star, double star
CIDE DICTIONARY
rigel, n. [Ar. rijl, properly, foot.].
A fixed star of the first magnitude in the left foot of the constellation Orion. [1913 Webster]
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