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Georgian star

Georgian star proper noun: georgium Sidus, the planet Uranus.

Proper noun

Georgian star

  1. (archaic, historical) Georgium Sidus, the planet Uranus.
    • Leave the red eye of Mars on rapid wing, / Jove's silver guards, and Saturn's dusky ring; / Leave the fair beams, which issuing from afar / Play with new lustres round the Georgian star […].1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 54
    • These Conjunctions are well worth the Attention of the Curious, and all those who may wish to have a View of the Georgian Star, by the Help of their Telescopes, as they afford a good Opportunity of finding it.1794, Moore, Almanack, page 40

Origin of Georgian star

Translation of Georgium Sidus, Herschel's proposed name for the planet.

Questions about Georgian star

What does Georgian star mean?
Georgian star means georgium Sidus, the planet Uranus.
What part of speech is Georgian star?
Georgian star is a proper noun.

Words near Georgian star in the dictionary

  1. Georgian Bluffs
  2. Georgian Orthodox Church
  3. Georgian planet
  4. Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
  5. Georgian SSR
  6. Georgian star
  7. Georgian studies
  8. Georgiana
  9. Georgianity
  10. Georgianization
  11. Georgianize

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