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Vela in British English
(ˈviːlə)
nounWord forms: Latin genitive Velorum (viːˈlɔːrəm)
a constellation in the S hemisphere, close to Puppis and Carina and crossed by the Milky Way, that has four second-magnitude stars and a young bright pulsar
vela in American English
(ˈvilə)
noun
1. pl. of
velum
2. [V-]
a constellation in the S Milky Way between Carina and Antlia
see also Argo (sense 2) Word origin
ModL < L: see veilImage ofVela
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