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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Prae•se•pe (pri sē′pē, prī′sə pē′),USA pronunciation n. [Astron.]- Astronomyan open star cluster in the center of the constellation Cancer, visible to the naked eye. Also called Beehive cluster, Manger.
- Latin praesēpe crib from which cattle or horses are fed, manger; the neighboring brighter stars Gamma and Delta Cancri (Asellus Borealis and Asellus Australis) were pictured as asses which fed from a manger
- 1650–60
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