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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   An autumn constellation of the northern sky whose brightest three stars form a small triangle. It lies near Perseus, between Aries and Andromeda.
2. 2
   The Triangulum Galaxy, a relatively nearby spiral galaxy to the Milky Way; M33.

Synonyms

All synonyms

big dipperconstellationtriangletriangula

Etymology

From Latin triangulum (“triangle”).

Related phrases

Triangulum AustraleTriangulum GalaxyTriangulum Minormilky waytriangulum galaxy

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