Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Greek Mythology One of the Dioscuri.
- noun A double star in the constellation Gemini, approximately 46 light years from Earth and of roughly equal brightness with Pollux.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Castoridae — thebeavers . - proper noun Greek mythology One of the
Dioscuri - proper noun astronomy A
double star in theconstellation Gemini ; alpha (α) Geminorum.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Sad to say, Florida's Catty Castor is part of this bullying group!
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In addition, in-state efforts faltered as Colorado was only able to protect its borders for two prospects -- kicker Justin Castor and tight end Kyle Slavin.
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Castor is the more moderate of the two - Deutsch is running ads showing him being endorsed by Michael Moore - and while the campaign hasn't gotten as mean as the Republican race, it's not without its fireworks; Deutsch accused Castor of coddling terrorists when she was running USF because she didn't immediately fire a professor who expressed sympathy for the Palestinians.
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Here in Florida, Betty Castor is currently ahead and doing better upstate, such as in the Orlando area, than expected.
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I remember having seen Sophie Arnould twice at the opera, in "Castor and Pollux."
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The one he called Castor and the other Pollux, hoping they would live in such friendship together as did the two illustrious heroes, after whom they were named.
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At the same time Castor is brought onto a case about a man who’s been brutally raped and murdered.
“Dead Men’s Boots” by Mike Carey (Grand Central Publishing, 2009) « The BookBanter Blog
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The Devil You Know includes story and character elements from his comic book writing, but also has its own individual feel about it; Felix Castor is a similar character to John Constantine, but this is also Carey style’s and one big reason why people enjoy his work.
“The Devil You Know” by Mike Carey (Grand Central, 2007) « The BookBanter Blog
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Nor is there much fun, in the real-world sense of the term, except for a gleefully campy turn by Michael Sheen as a program called Castor — basically a nightclub owner — who warns Sam that he is about to cross the Sea of Simulation and it's "going to be quite a ride."
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Howsoever it cometh to pass, men which all their lifetime had occupied the sea never saw more outrageous seas, we had also upon our mainyard an apparition of a little fire by night, which seamen do call Castor and Pollux.
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