Aldebaran

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English

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From Arabic اَلدَّبَرَان (ad-dabarān, the follower), named so because it follows the Pleiades.

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Aldebaran

  1. (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 ?

  1. (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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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [aldebaˈʁaːn], [aldeˈbaːʁan]
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Aldebaran m

  1. (astronomy) Aldebaran

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Further reading

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  • Aldebaran” in Duden online
  • Aldebaran” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian

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Etymology

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From Arabic اَلدَّبَرَان (ad-dabarān, the follower) (because it follows the Pleiades).

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Aldebaran f

  1. Aldebaran

Polish

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Etymology

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Derived from Arabic اَلدَّبَرَان (ad-dabarān).

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  • IPA(key): /al.dɛˈba.ran/
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  • Rhymes: -aran
  • Syllabification: Al‧de‧ba‧ran

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Aldebaran m animal

  1. (astronomy) Aldebaran

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Portuguese

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Aldebaran f

  1. Alternative spelling of Aldebarã

Romanian

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Aldebaran ?

  1. (astronomy) Aldebaran

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