Pollux

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A variety of petalite always found with castor. uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    One of the Dioscuri, son of Zeus and Leda, brother of Castor. Greek
  2. 2
    A star in the constellation Gemini; beta (β) Geminorum.

Synonyms

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polluxitepolluxite

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"Castor and Pollux were twin brothers."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin Pollūx, from Ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης (Poludeúkēs).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πολυδεύκης (Poludeúkēs), from Greek mythology; also see etymology at castor (“a mineral”).

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