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Southern Crown

–noun Astronomy.
the constellation Corona Australis.

Origin:
1585–95
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Corona Aus·tra·lis   (ô-strā'lĭs)   
n.  A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Telescopium and Sagittarius. Also called Southern Crown.

[Latin Corōna austrālis : corōna, crown + austrālis, southern.]
Southern Crown  
n.  See Corona Australis.
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