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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A double star in the constellation Crux, the Southern Cross, approximately 326 light years from Earth.
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- noun the brightest star in the Southern Cross
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A dozen light-years off, the twin blue giant suns that were Alpha Crucis dominated heaven.
The Game Of Empire Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1985
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Today the Optical Remote Sensing instruments stared first at the star Gamma Crucis, then Alpha Crucis, as they were occulted by the rings.
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Today the Optical Remote Sensing instruments stared first at the star Gamma Crucis, then Alpha Crucis, as they were occulted by the rings.
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