| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Deneb |
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| SYLLABICATION: | De·neb |
| PRONUNCIATION: | d n b |
| NOUN: | The brightest star in the constellation Cygnus, approximately 1,630 light-years from Earth. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Arabic anab, tail. See nb in Appendix II.
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