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big dipper
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big dipper
(noun)
big dipper
noun
plural
big dippers
big dipper
noun
plural
big dippers
Britannica Dictionary definition of BIG DIPPER
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the Big Dipper
US
:
a group of seven stars in the northern sky that form a shape like a large dipper or ladle
We could see
the Big Dipper
[=(
Brit
)
the Plough
] in the northern sky.
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