sign of the zodiac

sign of the zo·di·ac

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sahyn uhv, ov stressed th ee zoh-dee-ak]
- /saɪn ʌv, ɒv stressed ði ˈzoʊ diˌæk/
- /saɪn əv ðə ˈzəʊ.di.æk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahyn uhv, ov stressed th ee zoh-dee-ak]
- /saɪn ʌv, ɒv stressed ði ˈzoʊ diˌæk/

Definitions of sign of the zodiac words

noun sign of the zodiac one of the twelve constellations along the path of the ecliptic. 1
noun sign of the zodiac (in contemporary Western astrology) one of the twelve divisions of the ecliptic, each consisting of 30 degrees, marked off from the point of the vernal equinox. 1
noun sign of the zodiac any of the 12 equal areas, 30° wide, into which the zodiac can be divided, named after the 12 zodiacal constellations. In astrology, it is thought that a person's psychological type and attitudes to life can be correlated with the sign in which the sun lay at the moment of his birth, with the ascendant sign, and to a lesser extent with the signs in which other planets lay at this time 0
noun sign of the zodiac any of the twelve divisions or houses of the zodiac, each represented by a symbol 0

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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