Briefly Brilliant Stars Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	noun • a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process
	28%	7		Brilliant white dwarf stars
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	27%	6		Any one of the Seven Sisters represented as stars in the constellation Taurus, hence a brilliant septet of poets or other people
	noun • A group of illustrious or talented people, especially one with seven members.

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New York Times30 Mar 1980	Across 61
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