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Proxima_Centauri

Proxima Centauri

English

Proper noun

Proxima Centauri

  1. (astronomy) A red dwarf star, part of the Alpha Centauri system. It is the nearest star to Earth's solar system.

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Etymology

From Latin proximus ‎(“nearest, next”) and centaurī ‎(“of the constellation Centaurus”)

Pronunciation

Centauri is sometimes pronounced to rhyme with dowry and sometimes to rhyme with story.

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