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A planet in Lich star system, Milky Way Galaxy, Virgo constellation; One of the pair of planets that were the first exoplanets which were discovered. A planet in orbit of the pulsar Lich (PSR B1257+12)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences, planets
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noun
An undead creature from Norse mythology, an animated corpse that inhabits its grave, often guarding buried treasure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Norse
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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History
From draugr, the supernatural entity. From orbiting a neutron star, a "dead" star, a star that no longer contains a fusion core, but which is radiating away its stored energy.
Across languages
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