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Meaning of VEGA

Pronunciation:  'veygu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
  2. [n]  prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635)
 
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 Synonyms: Lope de Vega, Lope Felix de Vega Carpio
 
 See Also: binary, binary star, double star, dramatist, Lyra, playwright

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Ve"ga\, n. [Sp.]
    An open tract of ground; a plain, esp. one which is moist and
    fertile, as those used for tobacco fields. [Sp. Amer. & Phil.
    Islands]
    
  2. \Ve"ga\ (v[=e]"g[.a]), n. (Astron.) [Ar. w[=a]gi',
    properly, falling: cf. F. W['e]ga.]
    A brilliant star of the first magnitude, the brightest of
    those constituting the constellation Lyra.
    
 

 

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