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–noun Astronomy.
the constellation Ursa Major.
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Great Bear  
n.  See Ursa Major.
Ur·sa Major   (ûr'sə)   
n.  A constellation in the region of the north celestial pole near Draco and Leo, containing the seven stars that form the Big Dipper. Also called Great Bear.

[Middle English, from Latin Ursa Māior : ursa, bear + māior, comparative of magnus, great.]
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