betelgeux

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betelgeux - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Betelguese \Bet"el*guese\ (b[e^]t"[e^]l*j[=e]z), n. [F.
     B['e]telgeuse, of Arabic origin.] (Astron.)
     A bright star of the first magnitude, near one shoulder of
     Orion. [Written also Betelgeux and Betelgeuse.]
     [1913 Webster]