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aldebaran

/alˈdɛbəɹən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
alde-baran
IPA
/alˈdɛbəɹən/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the brightest stars in the sky, now recognised to be a binary star in the constellation Taurus (alpha (α) Tauri); an orange giant, 68 light years from Earth.

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Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: اَلدَّبَرَان, د ب ر

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /alˈdɛbəɹən/

Derived Forms

Aldebaranian aldebaranium

Questions

How do you pronounce aldebaran?
The recorded pronunciation is /alˈdɛbəɹən/.
What does aldebaran mean?
One of the brightest stars in the sky, now recognised to be a binary star in the constellation Taurus (alpha (α) Tauri); an orange giant, 68 light years from Earth.
Where does aldebaran come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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