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Bel•la•trix
(bə lā′triks),USA pronunciation n. [Astron.]
- Astronomya blue-white giant star in the constellation Orion, with apparent magnitude +1.63.
- Medieval Latin, Latin bellātrīx martial, waging war, equivalent. to bellā(re) to wage war, (verb, verbal derivative of bellum war) + -trīx -trix; apparently by association with bellātor a name for Orion (Latin: warrior), though precise connection with this star unexplained
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