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Vega (vē′gə, vā′-)

noun

the brightest star in the constellation Lyra: magnitude, 0.03

Etymology: ML < Ar (ar nasr) al wāqiʿ, the falling (vulture)

Vega2 definition

Vega (ve′gä)

Vega, Lope de (lô′pe t̸he) (born Lope Félix de Vega Carpio) 1562-1635; Sp. dramatist & poet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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