Definition of Pollux in English :

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Pollux meaning in English

Meaning of Pollux in English

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Pollux

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Noun

1. pollux

the brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor

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Pollux

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noun
1. 
the brightest star in the constellation Gemini, lying close to the star Castor. Visual magnitude: 1.15; spectral type: K0III; distance: 34 light years
See also Castor
2. classical mythology Castor and Pollux

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Pollux

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noun
1.  Classical Mythology
the immortal twin of Castor
see also Dioscuri
2. 
a giant, orange star, actually the brightest star in the constellation Gemini although it is considered the twin of Castor: magnitude, 1.1

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Pollux

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n.
Greek Mythology
1. One of the Dioscuri.
2. A binary star in the constellation Gemini, approximately 33 light years from Earth and of roughly equal brightness with Castor.

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