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Vega

1

[ vee-guh, vey- ]

noun

  1. Astronomy. a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Lyra.


Vega

2

[ vey-guh; Spanish ve-gah ]

noun

  1. Lo·pe de [law, -pe , th, e], Lope Félix de Vega Carpio, 1562–1635, Spanish dramatist and poet.

Vega

1

/ ˈːɡə /

noun

  1. the brightest star in the constellation Lyra and one of the most conspicuous in the N hemisphere. It is part of an optical double star having a faint companion. Distance: 25.3 light years; spectral type: A0V
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Vega

2

/ ˈveɪɡə; ˈbeɣa /

noun

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Vega

  1. A star in the constellation Lyra and one of the five brightest stars in the night sky. It is a white main-sequence star in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, with an apparent magnitude of 0.04. Vega, along with Altair and Deneb, form the Summer Triangle asterism. Scientific name: Alpha Lyra.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Vega1

1630–40; < Medieval Latin < Arabic ( al-nasr-al- ) 羱ʿ (the) falling (eagle), originally designating the three stars Alpha, Epsilon and Zeta Lyrae
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Vega1

C17: from Medieval Latin, from Arabic ( al nasr ) al wāqi, literally: the falling (vulture), that is, the constellation Lyra
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“It’s welcoming, cheaper and calmer than L.A., but you still have easy access to San Diego, Phoenix and Las Vegas. It’s just a nice little hub.”

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In the lawsuit, all four women claim that Robinson would summon them to various areas of his properties in Chatsworth, Bell Canyon and Las Vegas, at times when his wife was away.

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“This morning was wild,” the Las Vegas Aces star and former South Carolina standout wrote.

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All four women allege in the lawsuit that Robinson summoned them to various places at his homes in Chatsworth, Ventura County’s Bell Canyon and Las Vegas when his wife wasn’t around.

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The singer was scheduled to play a residency in Las Vegas in early 2022 but called off the shows before they happened.

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