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Rigel

ri·gel

UK/ˈɹaɪd͡ʒəl/ US/ˈraɪdʒʌl/ uncommon

noun

1.

the brightest star in Orion

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Origin

A corruption of Arabic رِجْل (rijl, “foot, leg”), in the Arabic name رِجْل الْجَبَّار (rijl al-jabbār, literally “foot of the great one (i.e., Orion)”).

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