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Cygnus

[sig-nuh s]
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noun, genitive Cyg·ni [sig-nahy] /ˈsɪg naɪ/. Astronomy.
  1. the Swan, a northern constellation southwest of Draco, containing the bright star Deneb.
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Origin of Cygnus

< Latin: swan; see cygnet
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  • At midnight Scorpius and Cygnus are ready to claim the attention.

    A Field Book of the Stars

    William Tyler Olcott

  • "Sure, Cygnus," he muttered, and closed his eyes and dropped off to sleep.

    Master of None

    Lloyd Neil Goble

  • Cygnus, who was a poet, celebrated the death of his friend in verse, from whence the fable.

    The Lusiad

    Lus de Cames

  • I was looking at that ring in the constellation of Cygnus, being drawn there with persistence by some irresistible instinct.

    Lumen

    Camille Flammarion

  • In 1876 a temporary star appeared in the constellation Cygnus, and attained at one time the brightness of the second magnitude.

    Curiosities of the Sky

    Garrett Serviss

British Dictionary definitions for cygnus

Cygnus

noun Latin genitive Cygni (ˈsɪɡnaɪ)
  1. a constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way. The constellation contains the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, the intense radio galaxy Cygnus A, and the intense galactic X-ray source Cygnus X–1, which is probably a black hole
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Word Origin

Latin: swan; see cygnet
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cygnus in Science

Cygnus

[sĭg′nəs]
  1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cepheus and Lyra. Cygnus (the Swan, or the Northern Cross) contains the bright star Deneb.
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