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Northern Cross

 
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–noun Astronomy.
six stars in the constellation Cygnus, arranged in the form of a cross.
Origin:
1905–10
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Cyg·nus   (sĭg'nəs)   
n.  A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Lacerta and Lyra, containing the star Deneb. Also called Northern Cross, Swan.

[Latin cygnus, swan; see cygnet.]
Northern Cross  
n.  See Cygnus.
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