"Mirach" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Perhaps a corruption of Arabic مِئْزَر (miʔzar). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|مِئْزَر}} Arabic مِئْزَر (miʔzar) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mirach
  1. (astronomy) A red giant, visible as a second-magnitude orange-red star marking the waist or girdle of the chained woman in the northern constellation of Andromeda. Wikipedia link: Beta Andromedae Categories (topical): Stars Synonyms: β Andromedae (beta) (english: primary designation), β And (english: abbreviated form), Beta Andromedae (english: Latinized form) Holonyms: Andromeda
    Sense id: en-Mirach-en-name-BBXADfAT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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