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Proxima Centauri

[prok-suh-muh]

noun

the nearest star to the sun at a distance of 4.3 light-years, part of the Alpha Centauri triple-star system located in the constellation Centaurus.

Origin of Proxima Centauri

< New Latin: nearest (star) of Centaurus

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Proxima Centauri

[prŏk′sə-mə sĕn-tôr′ē]

See under Alpha Centauri.

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