A·cher·nar 
(ākər-när′)
(ākər-när′)n.
A star in the constellation Eridanus that is one of the brightest stars in the sky and is 114 light years from Earth.
[From Arabic 'aḫīr an-nahr, the end of the river (referring to the star's position in the constellation Eridanus) : 'aḫīr, last, end; see ʾḫr in the Appendix of Semitic roots + al-, the + nahr, river; see nhr in the Appendix of Semitic roots.]
- persistency
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- persistent depressive disorder
- persistently
- persistent train
- persister
- persnicketiness
- persnickety
- person
- persona
- personable
- personableness
- personably
- personage
- persona grata
- personal
- personal care
- personal computer
- personal digital assistant
- personal effects
- personal equation
- personal foul
- personalia
- personalism
- personalist