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Ursa Major

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Ursa Major [′ər·sə ′mā·jər]
(astronomy)
A northern constellation, right ascension 11 hours, declination 50°N; it contains a group of seven stars known as the Big Dipper.


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I imagine to myself the scowl of your spiritual eye upon the profanity of that scurrilous Ursa Major.
The younger men quiz him, it seems, call him Old Fritz, Lager Beer, Ursa Major, and make all manner of jokes on his name.
 
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