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Alioth

American  
[al-ee-oth] / ˈæl iˌɒθ /

noun

Astronomy.
  1. a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Ursa Major.


Etymology

Origin of Alioth

< Arabic < ?

Example Sentences

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In comics, Alioth is most closely associated with the villain Kang the Conqueror, a time-traveling genius originally from the 31st century, set on taking over all of time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2021

Similar to its TV counterpart, comic book Alioth is depicted as a giant, purplish cloud and is supposedly the first being to have freed itself from the constraints of the time stream.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2021

Here’s the backstory of Alioth, the monster living at the end of time, as well as some of the most prominent Easter eggs from “Loki” Episode 5.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2021

Alioth feeds on temporal energy and can absorb time travelers as well as entire time periods near the portion of the dimensional plane it occupies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2021

It would appear that Benetnasch and Dubhe belong to one ``current,'' and Merak, Phaed, Megrez, Alioth, and Mizar to the other.

From Curiosities of the Sky by Serviss, Garrett Putman