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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Algol

/ăl'-gäl/ · Al·gol · IPA /ˈælɡɒl/
01 n. A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness.
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    A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness.(Astron.)