ARCTURUS

Arcturus

(noun) the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Arc*tu"rus, n. Etym: [L. Arcturus, Gr. Arctic.] (Anat.)

Definition: A fixed star of the first magnitude in the constellation Boötes.

Note: Arcturus has sometimes been incorrectly used as the name of the constellation, or even of Ursa Major. Canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons [Rev. Ver.: "the Bear with her train"]. Job xxxviii. 32.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

3 July 2025

SENSE

(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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