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Vega
 
SYLLABICATION:Ve·ga
PRONUNCIATION:  vg, v-
NOUN: The brightest star in the constellation Lyra.
ETYMOLOGY:Medieval Latin, from Arabic (an-nasr) al-wqi‘, the falling (eagle), Vega : al-, the + wqi‘, falling, active participle of waqa‘a, to fall; see wqc in Appendix II.
 
 
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