mensa

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere and containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mēnsa (“table, altar”). Doublet of mesa.

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