Pegasus

[ peg-uh-suhs ]

/ ˈpɛg ə səs /

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noun, genitive Peg·a·si

[peg-uh-sahy] /ˈpɛg əˌsaɪ/ for 2.

Classical Mythology. a winged horse, created from the blood of Medusa, that opened the spring of Hippocrene with a stroke of its hoof, and that carried Bellerophon in his attack on the Chimera.

Astronomy. the Winged Horse, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Aquarius.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Pegasus

Pe·ga·si·an

[puh-gey-see-uhn], /pəˈgeɪ si ən/, adjective

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How to use Pegasus in a sentence

Sad al Bari, λ and μ Pegasi, "the good luck of the excelling one."
A Field Book of the Stars|William Tyler Olcott
Homam (ho-mam´), ζ Pegasi, "the lucky star of the hero, or the whisperer."
A Field Book of the Stars|William Tyler Olcott
Latitude by observation b Pegasi and a Andromedae 14 degrees 47 minutes 18 seconds.
Journals of Australian Explorations|A C and F T Gregory
It lies about at the apex of a nearly isosceles triangle of which a line connecting Alpheratz and β Pegasi is the base.
A Field Book of the Stars|William Tyler Olcott

Another pair, κ Pegasi, detected in 1880, was found in 1892 to have more than completed a circuit in the interim.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century|Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke

British Dictionary definitions for Pegasus (1 of 2)

Pegasus¹

/ (ˈpɛɡəsəs) /

noun

Greek myth an immortal winged horse, which sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa and enabled Bellerophon to achieve many great deeds as his rider

British Dictionary definitions for Pegasus (2 of 2)

Pegasus²

/ (ˈpɛɡəsəs) /

noun Latin genitive Pegasi (ˈpɛɡəˌsaɪ)

a constellation in the N hemisphere lying close to Andromeda and Pisces

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Scientific definitions for Pegasus

Pegasus

[ pĕg′ə-səs ]

A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Aquarius and Andromeda.

Cultural definitions for Pegasus

Pegasus

[ (peg-uh-suhs) ]

In classical mythology, a winged horse, tamed by the hero Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given to him by Athena.

notes for Pegasus

As the flying horse of the Muses, Pegasus is a symbol of high-flying poetic imagination.