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Big Dipper
noun
Definition of BIG DIPPER
: the seven principal stars in the constellation of Ursa Major
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1853
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Big Dipper
noun
Definition of BIG DIPPER for Kids
: a group of seven stars in the northern sky arranged in a form like a dipper with the two stars that form the side opposite the handle pointing to the North Star
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