Aldebaran

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Aldebaran

  • /alˈdɛbəɹən/ UK

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From Arabic اَلدَّبَرَان (ad-dabarān, “the follower”), named so because it follows the Pleiades.

proper noun

  1. One of the brightest stars in the sky, now recognised to be a binary star in the constellation Taurus (alpha (α) Tauri); an orange giant, 68 light years from Earth. The kingly brilliancy of Sirius pierced the eye with a steely glitter, the star called Capella was yellow, Aldebaran and Betelgueux shone with a fiery red.

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EspañolAldebarán
한국어알데바란 Aldebaran
日本語アルデバラン Arudebaran
中文畢宿五 /毕宿五 Bìxiùwǔ
हिन्दीरोहिणी rohiṇī
PortuguêsAldebarã, Aldebaran
FrançaisAldébaran
DeutschAldebaran
ItalianoAldebaran
ΕλληνικάΑλδεβαράν Aldevarán
RomânăAldebaran
РусскийАльдебара́н Alʹdɛbarán
Tiếng ViệtAldebaran
العربيةاَلدَّبَرَان ad-dabarān
עבריתאלדברן

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"Aldebaran." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aldebaran. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Aldebaran. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aldebaran

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@misc{aldebaran_2026,
  title = {Aldebaran},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aldebaran},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}