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Vega¹
- /ˈveɪɡə/
- /ˈviːɡə/
Sounds like vega
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin, from Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʕ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʕ, “falling eagle”). The active participle وَاقِع (wāqiʕ) derives from the verb وَقَعَ (waqaʕa, “fall, drop, tumble, alight, pounce”).
proper noun
- The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
Vega²
- /ˈveɪɡə/
- /ˈviːɡə/
Sounds like vega
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish vega (“meadow, fertile lowland”).
proper noun Vegas
- A surname from Spanish.
- A small city, the county seat of Oldham County, Texas, United States.
noun Vegas
- An automobile that was manufactured by Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corporation from 1970 to 1977.
vega³
- /ˈveɪɡə/
Where it comes from
From Spanish vega.
noun vegas
- An open tract of ground; a plain, especially one which is moist and fertile, such as those used for growing tobacco.
vega⁴
- /ˈveɪɡə/ US
- /ˈviːɡə/ UK
Where it comes from
An invented word perhaps chosen to begin with "v" (for "volatility") and to sound as if it could be a Greek letter (like the related parameters "delta", "gamma" etc.)
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cao, gonzales, houston, veiga, lyra, alioth, alphard, hamal, bellatrix, hercules, kitalpha, adhafera, aldebaran, syrma, alpheratz, cor caroli
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Talk about this word "vega." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vega. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vega. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vega "vega." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vega.Cite this
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title = {vega},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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