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- noun astronomy Genitive form of
Aquarius used when naming stars, such as α Aquarii.
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Examples
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Thus an Aquarii is sent in for about a week to try to stop the event from happening, or deal with it when it does.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Faraway Soul’s Review Forum 2009
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Ah, and Aquarius members generally work with a group of 2, called an Aquarii.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Faraway Soul’s Review Forum 2009
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CY Aquarii was directly behind me, minutes from sunset.
Crashlander Niven, Larry 1994
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Others, styled Aquarii, under guise of sobriety, offer nothing but water in this sacrament.
Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition Aquinas Thomas
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SADAL MELIK (säd-al-mel´-ik), or RUCBAH, α _Aquarii_, "the lucky star of the king."
A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904
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SITULA (sit´-ū-lā), κ _Aquarii_, "the water jar or bucket."
A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904
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SADALSUND, or SADALSUUD (säd-al-sö-öd), β _Aquarii_, "the luckiest of the lucky."
A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904
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AL BALI, ε _Aquarii_, "the good fortune of the swallower."
A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904
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SADACHBIA (sād-ak-bē´-yä), γ _Aquarii_, "the luck star of hidden things."
A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904
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The following position is the result of instrumental comparisons with 33 Aquarii:
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II) Augustus De Morgan 1838
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