Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Sirius or Canicula, a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Canis Major, the heliacal rising of which (see
heliacal ) occurring in the hottest part of the year gave name to the dog-days (which see). See alsoCanicula , and cut underCanis .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- Sirius, a star of the constellation
Canis Major , or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens; -- called alsoCanicula , and, in astronomical charts,α Canis Majoris . Seedog days .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun astronomy A
bluish -white star in theconstellation Canis Major ; Alpha (α) Canis Majoris. Avertex of theWinter Triangle and the brightest star in the night sky. It is actually a binary star with awhite dwarf companion star.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The dog here is actually the Dog Star, which is also called "Sirius."
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The next of the fixed stars and the brightest in all the heavens is that which we call _Sirius_ or the Dog Star.
Marvels of Modern Science Paul Severing
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At equal distances there are solid pedestals, upon the tops of which stood originally colossal statues of Sirius, Litrator Anubis, or Dog Star.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Various 1909
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= Probably Sirius, the Dog Star, under whose ascendency, according to ancient beliefs, epidemic diseases prevailed.
Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum and Other Poems Matthew Arnold 1855
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Sirius or the Dog Star, the friend of Osiris was --, 376-l.
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Albert Pike 1850
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Sirius, the Dog Star, named because it gave warning of the overflow,
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Albert Pike 1850
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Sothis, the Dog Star, fixed the beginning of the Egyptian New Year,
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Albert Pike 1850
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Children of the Dog Star and an adaptation of Maurice Gee's
NZ On Screen 2010
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Children of the Dog Star and an adaptation of Maurice Gee's
NZ On Screen 2010
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Children of the Dog Star and an adaptation of Maurice Gee's
NZ On Screen 2010
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