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Aldebaran

al·de·ba·ran

UK/alˈdɛbəɹən/ US/æˈldɛbɜrʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

the brightest star in Taurus

Origin

From Arabic اَلدَّبَرَان (ad-dabarān, “the follower”), named so because it follows the Pleiades.

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