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Alioth definition

Ali·oth (al′ē ät̸h′)

noun

a binary star, the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Major and in the handle of the Big Dipper: magnitude, 1.8

Etymology: Ar alya(t), lit., fat of the tail of a sheep

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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