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subgiant

noun

Etymology

From sub- + giant.

  1. derived from γίγας
  2. derived from gigās
  3. derived from *gagās✻
  4. derived from geant
  5. inherited from geaunt
  6. prefixed as subgiant — “sub + giant”

Definitions

  1. A star that has left the main sequence but has not yet become a true giant star.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for subgiant. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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