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Auriga

[aw-rahy-guh]

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noun, genitive Au·ri·gae

[-jee] . Astronomy.

the Charioteer, a northern constellation between Perseus and Gemini, containing the bright star Capella.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin: charioteer

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Auriga (ɔːˈraɪɡə)

—n , Latin genitive Aurigae
	a conspicuous constellation in the N hemisphere between the Great Bear and Orion, at the edge of the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Capella and the supergiant eclipsing binary star Epsilon Aurigae

[Latin: charioteer]

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Auriga

northern constellation, from L. auriga "a charioteer, driver," from aureæ "bridle of a horse" (from os, gen. oris, "mouth") + agere "set in motion, drive, lead" (see act).

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Auriga (ô-rī'gə) Pronunciation Key
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near gemini and Perseus. Auriga (the Charioteer) contains the bright star Capella.

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