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white dwarf
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white dwarf
(noun)
white dwarf
noun
plural
white dwarfs
white dwarf
noun
plural
white dwarfs
Britannica Dictionary definition of WHITE DWARF
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astronomy
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a star that is at the end of its life and is very hot, small, and dense
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