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spica

[ spahy-kuh ]

noun

plural spicae spicas
  1. a type of bandage in the shape of a figure eight, extending from an extremity to the trunk.
  2. Spica, Astronomy. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Virgo.


Spica

1

/ ˈ²õ±è¾±Ë°ìÉ™ /

noun

  1. the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. Distance: 260 light years
“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

spica

2

/ ˈ²õ±è²¹Éª°ìÉ™ /

noun

  1. med a spiral bandage formed by a series of overlapping figure-of-eight turns
  2. botany another word for spike 2
“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

Spica

/ ²õ±èī′°ìÉ™ /

  1. A bright bluish-white binary star in the constellation Virgo, with an apparent magnitude of 0.96. Scientific name: Alpha Virginis.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of spica1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ²õ±èÄ«ca literally, “ear of grainâ€; spike 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of spica1

C15: from Latin: ear of corn
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He played the violent gangster Albert Spica in Peter Greenaway's dark crime comedy The Cook, the Thief. his Wife & her Lover in 1989, and throughout the 1990s there were a number of other leading film roles.

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On the evening of May 3, the nearly-full Moon passes just to the north of the bright star Spica.

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Another way to assure that the show recreates the wondrous, kinetic excitement the best K-pop acts generate was to hire performers who had spent time in the trenches and could share their experience: In addition to Luna, the cast includes BoHyung, a former member of the girl group Spica; Min, formerly of Miss A; and Kevin Woo, once in U-KISS.

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That’s a star named Spica that belongs to the Virgo constellation.

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Stargazers in the Western Hemisphere will be able to enjoy the sight of Venus in conjunction with Spica on Sept. 5, according to EarthSky.

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