CAPELLA: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | ku'pelu
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| Matching Terms: | | Capellane, Capelle, Capellet, Capellmeister
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- [n] snipes
- [n] the brightest star in Auriga
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| | Synonyms: | | Gallinago, genus Capella, genus Gallinago |
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| | See Also: | | Auriga, bird genus, Charioteer, common snipe, family Scolopacidae, Gallinago gallinago, Gallinago gallinago delicata, Gallinago media, giant, giant star, great snipe, Scolopacidae, whole snipe, Wilson's snipe, woodcock snipe | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ca*pel"la\, n. [L., a little goet, dim. of caper a
goat.] (Asrton.)
A brilliant star in the constellation Auriga.
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