Betelguez

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A form of Betelgeuse — A bright-red supergiant intrinsic variable star, the second brightest star in the constellation Orion; Alpha (α) Orionis. It is the tenth brightest star in the nighttime, and one of the largest stars known.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of Betelgeuse.

    He is so pictured in the ancient Denderah Zodiac, where we see a man coming forth pointing to the three bright stars (Rigel, Bellatrix, and Betelguez) as his.

    1893, E. W. Bullinger, Witness of the Stars, London: The author, page 125
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