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Al·tair (al tä′ir)

noun

the brightest star in the constellation Aquila: magnitude, 0.77

Etymology: Ar al-ṫāʾir, the bird < ṭara, to fly

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