Meaning Of The Word Orion

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Orion in American English
a hunter whom Diana loves but accidentally kills
noun: a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation

Orion in British English 1
noun: a Boeotian giant famed as a great hunter, who figures in several tales

Orion in British English 2
noun: a conspicuous constellation near Canis Major containing two first magnitude stars (Betelgeuse and Rigel) and a distant bright emission nebula (the Orion Nebula) associated with a system of giant molecular clouds and star formation

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