Pronunciation: ' pr ō -s ē - ˌ än, ' prä-, - ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek Proky ō n, literally, fore-dog; from its rising before Sirius
Date: 1658
: the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor
Pronunciation: ' pr ō -s ē - ˌ än, ' prä-, - ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek Proky ō n, literally, fore-dog; from its rising before Sirius
Date: 1658
: the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012