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Definition of 'Mira'Etymology 1
Named by the astronomer in 1662. From (etyl)
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(star) A binary star in the constellation Cetus, Omicron (?) Ceti. The system contains a variable red giant and a white dwarf. Its brightness varies from a magnitude 2 at its brightest to a magnitude 10 at its dimmest.
Etymology 2
Name of a 16th century Indian poetess, also called , from (etyl) , ultimately from (etyl). (fa)
* As occasionally borne by anglophones in the West, the name may also be borrowed from Slavic languages, or be a short form of Miranda.
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* 1961 , A House for Mr Biswas , Penguin Books 1977, ISBN 0140030255, page 366:
- Dorothy's daughters were of exceptional beauty and the sisters could complain only that the Hindi names Dorothy had chosen - Mira , Leela, Lena - were meant to pass as Western ones.
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