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Denebola

Denebola proper noun: beta Leonis, the second-brightest star in the constellation of Leo.

Proper noun

Denebola

  1. Beta Leonis, the second-brightest star in the constellation of Leo.

Origin of Denebola

From the Arabic ذَنَب اَلْأَسَد (ḏanab al-ʔasad, “the lion's tail”), from ذَنَب (ḏanab, “tail”) + أَسَد (ʔasad, “lion”).

Questions about Denebola

What does Denebola mean?
Denebola means beta Leonis, the second-brightest star in the constellation of Leo.
What part of speech is Denebola?
Denebola is a proper noun.

Words near Denebola in the dictionary

  1. Deneau
  2. Deneaus
  3. Deneb
  4. Deneb Kaitos
  5. Denebokab
  6. Denebola
  7. deneddylase
  8. deneddylases
  9. deneddylate
  10. deneddylated
  11. deneddylates

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