ORION


Meaning of ORION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈrī-ən, ȯ- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Õriōn

Date: 14th century

1.

[Latin (genitive 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

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