SIRIUS

Sirius, Dog Star, Canicula, Sothis

(noun) the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Sir"i*us, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Astron.)

Definition: The Dog Star. See Dog Star.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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Coffee Trivia

“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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