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ursae majoris

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Ur⋅sa Ma⋅jor

  [ur-suh mey-jer]
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–noun, genitive Ur⋅sae Ma⋅jor⋅is  [ur-see muh-jawr-is, -johr-] . Astronomy.
the Great Bear, the most prominent northern constellation, containing the seven stars that form the Big Dipper.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME
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Ursa Major [(ur-suh)]

A constellation; the Great Bear. (See Big Dipper.)

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Ursa Major   (ûr'sə)  Pronunciation Key 
A constellation in the polar region of the Northern Hemisphere near Draco and Leo. Ursa Major (the Great Bear) contains the seven stars that form the Big Dipper.
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