English
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Etymology
From L. term|Sirius|Sīrius|langla, from AGr. term|scpolytonic|Σεί�ιο�|trSeirios|langgrc

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. star A bluish-white star in the constellation Canis Major; Alpha (α) Canis Majoris. A vertex of the Winter Triangle and the brightest star in the night sky. It is actually a binary star with a white dwarf companion star.

Synonyms
sense|bluish-white star Al Shira, Canicula, Dog Star

Translations
trans-top|Sirius
Arabic: Arab|ا�شعر� IPAchar|(aš-ší�r�) f
Chinese: 天�� (ti�n láng xīng)
French: #French|Sirius m
German: #German|Sirius
trans-mid
Latin: Canicula f, #Latin|Sirius m
Russian: Си�и�� (Sírius) m
Spanish: Sirio m
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Latin

Etymology
From AGr.|la term|scpolytonic|Σεί�ιο�||Seirios|langgrc < term|scpolytonic|�εί�ιο�||scorching, destructive|langgrc

Proper noun
la-proper noun|Sīrius|Sirii|Sīriī|m|second

1. star|lang=la #English|Sirius

sr:Sirius

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