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Orion

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Orion

1
 n
(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
2
 n
a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Orion
1

n (Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation

Example of:
mythical being
an imaginary being of myth or fable
2

n a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel

Synonyms:
Hunter
Example of:
constellation
a configuration of stars as seen from the earth
Type of:
diffuse nebula, gaseous nebula
a cluster of stars within an intricate cloud of gas and dust
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