Merak Definition
mērăk
noun
The second brightest star in the constellation Ursa Major, approximately 79 light years from Earth. It is one of the seven stars that form the Big Dipper and aligns with Dubhe to point to Polaris.
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Origin of Merak
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Medieval Latin from Arabic marāqq (al-dubb al-’akbar) the loins (of the Great Bear) from marāqq tender areas of the lower abdomen, loins from raqqa to be thin, tender rqq in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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