n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' r ī - ə n, o ̇ -
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek Ō ri ō n
Date: 14th century
1 [Latin (gen. Orionis )] : a constellation on the equator east of Taurus represented on charts by the figure of a hunter with belt and sword
2 : a giant hunter slain by Artemis in Greek mythology