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Praesepe
[ pri-see-pee, prahy-suh-pee ]
noun
, Astronomy.
- an open star cluster in the center of the constellation Cancer, visible to the naked eye.
Praesepe
/ praɪˈsiːpɪ /
noun
- an open cluster of several hundred stars in the constellation Cancer, visible to the naked eye as a hazy patch of light
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Praesepe1
1650–60; < Latin praesēpe crib from which cattle or horses are fed, manger; the neighboring brighter stars Gamma and Delta Cancri ( Asellus Borealis and Asellus Australis ) were pictured as asses which fed from a manger
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Example Sentences
The cluster Praesepe in Cancer is visible on a clear night to the unaided eye as a small nebula.
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The antiphon was in direct imitation of the other, commencing 'Quem quaeritis in praesepe, pastores?'
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Behind the high altar a praesepe or “crib” was prepared, with an image of the Virgin.
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The nebula Praesepe in Cancer, he was also able to resolve into a cluster of stars.
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