Mira

[mahy-ruh]

noun

1. Astronomy.,  the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.

2. a female given name.

Example Sentences

But Huntr/x’s leader Rumi is keeping a secret from her bandmates Mira and Zoey that could lead to their downfall.

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Its first was led, as if filled with some ineffable perfume, by Mira Nadon alongside Peter Walker, who deftly attended his counterpart.

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“We try to come up with new adjectives every time,” said Nuna, who provides the singing voice for Mira.

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The two men who have died have been named in Brazilian media as Marcos Antônio Jorge Júnior and Ricardo Lopes Mira.

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Mira, 54, died on 16 September, having fallen ill a few days before, while Júnior, 46, died on 2 October after drinking vodka in a bar.

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