CANOPUS

Canopus

(noun) supergiant star 650 light years from Earth; second brightest star in the sky

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ca*no"pus, n. Etym: [L. Canopus, fr. Gr. (Astron.)

Definition: A star of the first magnitude in the southern constellation Argo.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FOOTING

(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”


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