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Aldebaran

UK/alˈdɛbəɹən/

Aldebaran proper noun: one of the brightest stars in the sky, now recognised to be a binary star in the constellation Taurus (alpha (α) Tauri); an orange giant, 68 light years from Earth.

Proper noun

Aldebaran

  1. One of the brightest stars in the sky, now recognised to be a binary star in the constellation Taurus (alpha (α) Tauri); an orange giant, 68 light years from Earth.
    • The kingly brilliancy of Sirius pierced the eye with a steely glitter, the star called Capella was yellow, Aldebaran and Betelgueux shone with a fiery red.1874, Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd
    • The brightest object depicted is Jupiter which stands near the red giant star Aldebaran in Taurus.2012 December 9, Alan Pickup, The Guardian

Aldebaran meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Malay

Aldebaran in Hindi

star
रोहिणी rohiṇī

Aldebaran in Tamil

ரோகிணி நட்சத்திரம், ரோகிணி மீன்

Aldebaran in Arabic

star
اَلدَّبَرَان ad-dabarān

Aldebaran in Malay

star
Aldebaran
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Aldebaran in Indonesian
Aldebaran
Aldebaran in Persian
دبران dabarân, پسیگ pasig, دیده گاو dide-ye gâv
Aldebaran in Thai
ดาวอัลดิบาแรน al-dì-baa-rɛɛn
Aldebaran in Vietnamese
Aldebaran

Origin of Aldebaran

From Arabic اَلدَّبَرَان (ad-dabarān, “the follower”), named so because it follows the Pleiades.

Words formed from Aldebaran

Questions about Aldebaran

What does Aldebaran mean?
Aldebaran means one of the brightest stars in the sky, now recognised to be a binary star in the constellation Taurus (alpha (α) Tauri); an orange giant, 68 light years from Earth.
What is Aldebaran in Hindi?
Aldebaran in Hindi is रोहिणी (rohiṇī). See Aldebaran meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Aldebaran?
Aldebaran is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Aldebaran?
Aldebaran is pronounced /alˈdɛbəɹən/ (UK).

Words near Aldebaran in the dictionary

  1. Aldcliffe
  2. Aldcroft
  3. ALDE
  4. aldea
  5. aldeas
  6. Aldebaran
  7. Aldebaranian
  8. Aldebaranians
  9. aldebaranium
  10. Aldeburgh
  11. Aldeby

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Aldebaran (page history and authors); aldebaran (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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