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Altair

al·tair

UK/ˈɔːltɛə(ɹ)/ US/ˈɔːltaɪə(ɹ)/ uncommon

noun

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double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation

Origin

From the Arabic اَلنَّسْر اَلطَّائِر (an-nasr aṭ-ṭāʔir, “the flying eagle”), from نَسْر (nasr, “eagle”) + طَائِر (ṭāʔir, “flying”).

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