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Ursa Major (ʉr′sə)

a prominent N constellation between Lynx and Draco: it contains more than 50 visible stars, seven of which form the Big Dipper; the Great Bear or the Bear

Etymology: L, lit., Great Bear

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Phrygian kíklên "Big Dipper; Ursa Major"74 years ago

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