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orion
/əˈɹaɪ.ən/
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What does orion mean?
proper noun
- A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis.
- A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
- A surname.
More meanings (10)
proper noun
- A male given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage.
- A female given name.
- A locality in the Central Highlands, Queensland, Australia.
- A hamlet in the Municipal District of County of Forty Mile No. 8, Alberta, Canada.
- A commune of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
- A municipality of Bataan, Philippines.
- An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama, United States, also known as Prospect Ridge.
- A ghost town in Kings County, California, United States.
- A village in Henry County, Illinois, United States.
- A town in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈɹaɪ.ən/
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See this word in context.
Dr Orion Hood paused for one instant on the doormat and drank in the whole scene of voiceless violence.
To the right, as the supposed observer looks at Sirius on the midnight of Christmas Eve, stands the magnificent Orion, the mighty hunter.
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I have often seen at Cumana a great scintillation of the stars of Orion and Sagittarius, when Saussure's hygrometer was at 85 degrees.
We have just stated that the Orion belonged to this fleet, and that accidents of the sea had brought it into port at Toulon.
They had glimpses of their own constellation, Orion, towards the west.