Alpha Orionis

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Alpha Orionis

proper noun

Synonym of Betelgeuse. Thus, to take an example, a concert in Boston can be copresent with a soccer match in Sydney, but not with a soccer match on, say, Alpha Orionis: the present as it is defined relative to the soccer match extends some ninety light minutes into space, and so includes Sydney, but not Alpha Orionis, whi
Similar: Betelgeuse

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@misc{alpha_orionis_2026,
  title = {Alpha Orionis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alpha%20orionis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}