Aldebaran Definition
ăl-dĕbər-ən
noun
A double star in the constellation Taurus, 68 light years from Earth, and one of the brightest stars in the sky.
American Heritage
A giant, orange, binary, variable star, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus: magnitude, 0.87
Webster's New World
pronoun
(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.]
Wiktionary
Origin of Aldebaran
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Middle English Aldeboran from Medieval Latin Aldebaran from Arabic ad-dabarān al- the dabarān following (the Pleiades) (from dabara to follow dpr in Semitic roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Arabic الدبران (al-dabarān, “the follower”) (because it follows the Pleiades).
From Wiktionary
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