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O·ri·on

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–noun, genitive Or·i·o·nis

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1.	Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.

2.	Astronomy. the Hunter, a constellation lying on the celestial equator between Canis Major and Taurus, containing the bright stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.

3.	Military. a land-based U.S. Navy patrol plane with four turboprop engines, used to detect, track, and destroy enemy submarines and armed with missiles, torpedoes, mines, and depth bombs.

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Greek Mythology A giant hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, killed by Artemis.
A constellation in the celestial equator near Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.

[Middle English Orioun, from Latin Ōrīōn, from Greek.]

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1398, from Gk. Oarion, of unknown origin, though some speculate on Akkadian Uru-anna "the Light of Heaven." Another Gk. name for it was Kandaon, a title of Ares, god of war, and it is represented in most cultures as a giant (e.g. O.Ir. Caomai "the Armed King," O.N. Orwandil, O.S. Ebuðrung).

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orion
noun
1.	(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
2.	a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel

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A constellation in the equatorial region of the celestial sphere, near Taurus and Gemini. Orion (the Hunter) contains the bright stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.

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Orion, MI Zip code(s): 48359, 48360, 48362

Orion, IL (village, FIPS 56601) Location: 41.35119 N, 90.37408 W
Population (1990): 1821 (718 housing units)
Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 61273

Lake Orion, MI (village, FIPS 44940) Location: 42.78366 N, 83.24426 W
Population (1990): 3057 (1355 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water)

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O*ri"on\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, orig., a celebrated hunter in the oldest Greek mythology, after whom this constellation was named.] (Astron.) A large and bright constellation on the equator, between the stars Aldebaran and Sirius. It contains a remarkable nebula visible to the naked eye.

The flaming glories of Orion's belt. --E. Everett.

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