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Definition of: Orion
(ō·rī′ən)
1. In Greek and Roman mythology, a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was killed by Diana: he was placed among the stars by her as a constellation.
2. Astron. An equatorial constellation, noted for its group of three stars in a line (the Sword Belt or Girdle), and for its two bright stars, Betelgeuse and Rigel. See CONSTELLATION.
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