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English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
triones
- plural of trione
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin triōnēs, plural of triō; compare septentrion.
Pronunciation
Noun
triones pl (plural only)
- The seven principal stars in the constellation Ursa Major
- Synonyms: (especially US) Big Dipper, (especially UK) Plough, (somewhat dated, UK) Charles' Wain, (dated, US) Drinking Gourd, (Asia) Northern Ladle, (archaic) Northern Waggoner, (archaic, UK) Wain
Anagrams
- Orients, in store, instore, iterons, nitrose, noirest, norites, oestrin, orients, sterino, stonier, tersion, tries on
Latin
Noun
triōnēs
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of triō
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