Hypertext Webster Gateway: "vega"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vega \Ve"ga\, n. [Sp.]
An open tract of ground; a plain, esp. one which is moist and
fertile, as those used for tobacco fields. [Sp. Amer. & Phil.
Islands]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vega \Ve"ga\ (v[=e]"g[.a]), n. (Astron.) [Ar. w[=a]gi',
properly, falling: cf. F. W['e]ga.]
A brilliant star of the first magnitude, the brightest of
those constituting the constellation Lyra.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Vega
n 1: prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635) [syn: {Vega}, {Lope
de Vega}]
2: the brightest star in the constellation Lyra [syn: {Vega}]
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