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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In astronomy, the constellation of the Twins, or Gemini, and also the zodiacal sign named from that constellation, although the latter has moved completely out of the former.
- noun An ancient classical name of the corposant, or St. Elmo's fire.
- noun [lowercase] The name given to two minerals found together in granite in the island of Elba. See the separate names.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Naut.) See Saint Elmo's fire, under
saint .
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