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Rigel definition

Ri·gel (rī′jəl, -gəl)

noun

a supergiant binary star, the brightest star in the constellation Orion: magnitude, 0.14

Etymology: Ar rijl, foot: so called because in the left foot of Orion

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