Aldebaran

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UK/alˈdɛbəɹən/

proper noun

One of the brightest stars in the sky, now recognised to be a binary star in the constellation Taurus (alpha (α) Tauri); an orange giant, 68 light years from Earth.

OriginArabic اَلدَّبَرَان →
UncommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. astronomyOne of the brightest stars in the sky, now recognised to be a binary star in the constellation Taurus (alpha (α) Tauri); an orange giant, 68 light years from Earth.First known use 14th c.

    The brightest object depicted is Jupiter which stands near the red giant star Aldebaran in Taurus.

    2012 December 9, Alan Pickup, The Guardian
    1 more example

    The kingly brilliancy of Sirius pierced the eye with a steely glitter, the star called Capella was yellow, Aldebaran and Betelgueux shone with a fiery red.

    1874, Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
alpha tauri

Origin

  1. Arabicاَلدَّبَرَان“the follower”
  2. EnglishAldebaran

From Arabic اَلدَّبَرَان (ad-dabarān, “the follower”), named so because it follows the Pleiades.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Λαμπαδίας
  • Λαμπαδίας (Lampadías)star
Arabic اَلدَّبَرَان
  • اَلدَّبَرَان (ad-dabarān)star
Chinese Cantonese 畢宿五 /毕宿五
  • 畢宿五 /毕宿五 (bat¹ sau³ ng⁵)star
Chinese Mandarin 畢宿五 /毕宿五
  • 畢宿五 /毕宿五 (Bìxiùwǔ)star
Czech Aldebaran
  • Aldebaranstar
Dutch Aldebaran
  • Aldebaranstar
Esperanto Aldebarano
  • Aldebaranostar
Estonian Aldebaran
  • Aldebaranstar
Finnish Aldebaran
  • Aldebaranstar
French Aldébaran
  • Aldébaranstar
German Aldebaran
  • Aldebaranstar
Greek Αλδεβαράν
  • Αλδεβαράν (Aldevarán)star
Hebrew אלדברן
  • אלדברןstar
Hindi रोहिणी
  • रोहिणी (rohiṇī)star
Icelandic Aldebaran
  • Aldebaranstar
Indonesian Aldebaran
  • Aldebaranstar
Italian Aldebaran
  • Aldebaranstar
Japanese アルデバラン
  • アルデバラン (Arudebaran)star
Korean 알데바란
  • 알데바란 (Aldebaran)star
Latin Aldebaran, Oculus Tauri
  • Aldebaranstar
  • Oculus Tauristar
Latvian Aldebarans
  • Aldebaransstar
Lithuanian Aldebaranas
  • Aldebaranasstar
Malay Aldebaran
  • Aldebaranstar
Māori Taumata-kuku, Whetū-kura
  • Taumata-kukustar
  • Whetū-kurastar
Norwegian Aldebaran
  • Aldebaranstar
Persian دبران, پسیگ
  • دبران (dabarân)star
  • پسیگ (pasig)star
  • دیده گاو (dide-ye gâv)star
Polish Aldebaran
  • Aldebaranstar
Portuguese Aldebarã, Aldebaran
  • Aldebarãstar
  • Aldebaranstar
Romanian Aldebaran
  • Aldebaranstar
Russian Альдебара́н
  • Альдебара́н (Alʹdɛbarán)star
Scottish Gaelic Aibhseag
  • Aibhseagstar
Spanish Aldebarán
  • Aldebaránstar
Swedish Aldebaran
  • Aldebaranstar
Thai ดาวอัลดิบาแรน
  • ดาวอัลดิบาแรน (al-dì-baa-rɛɛn)star
Turkish Aldebaran
  • Aldebaranstar
Ukrainian Альдебаран
  • Альдебаран (Alʹdebaran)star
Vietnamese Aldebaran
  • Aldebaranstar

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Aldebaran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aldebaran

MLA

“Aldebaran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aldebaran. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aldebaran,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aldebaran.

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