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Webster 1913 Edition


Antares

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An-ta′res

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] similar to + [GREEK] Mars. It was thought to resemble Mars in color.]
The principal star in Scorpio: – called also the
Scorpion’s Heart
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Webster 1828 Edition


Antares

ANTA'RES

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Noun.
The name of a star of the first magnitude, called also the scorpion's heart. Its longitude is 60 degrees 13' 14' of Sagittarius; and its latitude 4 degrees 31' 26 ' South.