Aldebaran
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From Arabic اَلدَّبَرَان (ad-dabarān, “the follower”), named so because it follows the Pleiades.
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Aldebaran
- (astronomy) 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. [from 14th c.]
- 1874, Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd:
- 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.
- 2012 December 9, Alan Pickup, The Guardian:
- The brightest object depicted is Jupiter which stands near the red giant star Aldebaran in Taurus.
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Aldebaran ?
- (astronomy) Aldebaran
- 1854, Gérard de Nerval, “Sylvie”, in Les Filles du feu:
- Tour à tour bleue et rose comme l’astre trompeur d’Aldebaran, c’était Adrienne ou Sylvie, – c’étaient les deux moitiés d’un seul amour.
- Blue and pink by turns like the deceptive star of Aldebaran, it was Adrienne and Sylvie – they were the two halves of a single love.
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Aldebaran m
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From Arabic اَلدَّبَرَان (ad-dabarān, “the follower”) (because it follows the Pleiades).
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Aldebaran f
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Derived from Arabic اَلدَّبَرَان (ad-dabarān).
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Aldebaran m animal
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Declension of Aldebaran
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nominative | Aldebaran |
genitive | Aldebarana |
dative | Aldebaranowi |
accusative | Aldebarana |
instrumental | Aldebaranem |
locative | Aldebaranie |
vocative | Aldebaranie |
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- Aldebaran in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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Aldebaran f
- Alternative spelling of Aldebarã