Meaning of Orion in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /əˈraɪən/

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  1. Noun

    Orion

    Etymology

    via Latin from Greek. Orionis is the Latin genitive form of Orion

    Definitions

    1. (Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis

    Examples

    • « was then placed in the sky as a constellation »
  2. 2. a constellation on the equator east of Taurus

    Examples

    • « contains Betelgeuse and Rigel »

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