Alpha Arietis

noun

Alpha Ari·​e·​tis -ə-ˈrī-ə-təs 

astronomy

: hamal

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, "Alpha of Aries"

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

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