Meaning Sirius
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Siriusbrightest star by magnitude, late 14c., from Latin Sirius "the Dog Star," from Greek Seirios, said to mean literally "scorching" or "the scorcher." But other related Gree [..]
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Siriusbrightest star in Earth's sky, in the constellation Canis Major. Also called the Dog Star.
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Sirius(n) the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major
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SiriusADJ of the dog-star
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SiriusThe Dog-star; so called by the Greeks from the adjective seirios, hot and scorching. The Romans called it canic’ula; and the Egyptians, sothis.
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Siriusn. "(astro.) Sirius, the Dog Star," s.v. Sirius OED. KEY: sirius@n
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Siriusn 1 syrius 1
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SiriusThe name of a bright star in the constellation Canis Major, derived via Latin from Greek σείριος (seirios) meaning "burning".
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