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name
Iota Virginis, a binary star in the constellation of Virgo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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name
Iota Virginis A, one of the two components of this star.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
A long dress that trailed on the floor, worn by tragic actors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ancient-Rome
Qualifier: Ancient Greece
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History
Borrowed from Latin syrma, from Ancient Greek σύρμα (súrma), from σύρω (súrō, “to drag”).
