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supergiant

noun

  1. large star
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English giant English supergiant From super- + giant.

  1. Extremely large; regarded as being larger than giant.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English giant English supergiant From super- + giant.

  1. A very large star having a mass between 10 and 70 solar masses.