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orion
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Orion \O*ri"on\ ([-o]*r[imac]"[o^]n), n. [L., fr. Gr. 'Wri`wn,
orig., a celebrated hunter in the oldest Greek mythology,
after whom this constellation was named.] (Astron.)
A large and bright constellation on the equator, between the
stars Aldebaran and Sirius. It contains a remarkable nebula
visible to the naked eye.
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The flaming glories of Orion's belt. --E. Everett.
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