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Deneb

(den′eb′)

noun

a supergiant star, the brightest star in the constellation Cygnus: magnitude, 1.25

Origin: Ar dhanab (aldajāja), tail (of the hen)

See Deneb in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The brightest star in the constellation Cygnus, approximately 1,630 light-years from Earth.

Origin:

Origin: Arabic ḏanab, tail; see ḏnb in Semitic roots

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