| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Antares |
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| SYLLABICATION: | An·tar·es |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n-târ  z, -tr - |
| NOUN: | A giant red binary star, the brightest in the constellation Scorpio, about 424 light-years from Earth. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek Antars : anti-, rival of; see anti– + Ars, Ares, the planet Mars.
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