1.
[syn: Vega, Lope de Vega, Lope Felix de Vega Carpio]
2. the brightest star in the constellation Lyra;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vega \Ve"ga\ (v[=e]"g[.a]), n. (Astron.) [Ar. w[=a]gi',
properly, falling: cf. F. W['e]ga.]
A brilliant star of the first magnitude, the brightest of
those constituting the constellation Lyra.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vega \Ve"ga\, n. [Sp.]
An open tract of ground; a plain, esp. one which is moist and
fertile, as those used for tobacco fields. [Sp. Amer. & Phil.
Islands]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Vega
n 1: prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635) [syn: Vega, Lope
de Vega, Lope Felix de Vega Carpio]
2: the brightest star in the constellation Lyra