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Rigel.

A blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈɹaɪd͡ʒəl/
  1. A blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.

Where this word comes from

A corruption of Arabic رِجْل (rijl, “foot, leg”), in the Arabic name رِجْل الْجَبَّار (rijl al-jabbār, literally “foot of the great one (i.e., Orion)”).

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  1. A surname from German.

Where this word comes from

Probably an Americanized spelling of German Reigel or Riegel.

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