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Dreyer

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: D R EY1 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

the Dreyer Catalogue — the NGC compiled by JLE Dreyer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

a Dreyer object — an entry/object in the New General Catalogue (NGC) compiled by J. L. E. Dreyer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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