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supergiant

noun

Etymology

From super- + giant.

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

Definitions

  1. A very large star having a mass between 10 and 70 solar masses.

  2. Extremely large

    Extremely large; regarded as being larger than giant.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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