First Known Use: circa 1867
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Deneb
noun Den·eb \ˈde-ˌneb, -nəb\
Definition of DENEB
: a star of the first magnitude in Cygnus
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Origin of DENEB
Arabic dhanab al-dajāja, literally, the tail of the hen
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