Deneb
English
Etymology
From Arabic ذَنَب الدَجَاجَة (ḏanab ad-dajāja, “hen's tail”), from ذَنَب (ḏanab, “tail”) + دَجَاجَة (dajāja, “hen”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛnɛb/
Proper noun
Deneb
- (astronomy) A blue giant star in the constellation Cygnus; Alpha (α) Cygni. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle. Deneb is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and one of the most luminous stars known.
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