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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

little dipper

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
lit-tle dip-per
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Minor and includes the northern pole star Polaris.

Inflected Forms

the Little Dipper (canonical)

Phrases

Ursa Major Ursa Minor Big Dipper

Frequently Paired Words

Polaris Ursa Major Ursa Minor Big Dipper

Questions

What does little dipper mean?
A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Minor and includes the northern pole star Polaris.

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