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Northern Cross

noun

Astronomy.
  1. six stars in the constellation Cygnus, arranged in the form of a cross.



Northern Cross

noun

  1. a group of the five brightest stars that form a large cross in the constellation Cygnus

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Northern Cross1

First recorded in 1905–10

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