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Meaning of SAGITTARIUS

Pronunciation:  `saji'tehreeus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  type family of the Sagittariidae
  2. [n]  the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21
  3. [n]  a large zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Scorpius and Capricornus
  4. [n]  (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius
 
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 Synonyms: Archer, Archer, genus Sagittarius, Sagittarius the Archer
 
 See Also: bird genus, constellation, family Sagittariidae, house, human, individual, mansion, mortal, person, planetary house, Sagittariidae, Sagittarius serpentarius, secretary bird, sign, sign of the zodiac, somebody, someone, soul, star sign, zodiac

 

 

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Sagittarius
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sag`it*ta"ri*us\, n. [L., literally, an archer, fr.
sagittarius belonging to an arrow, fr. sagitta an arrow.]
(Astron.)
   (a) The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the
       sun enters about November 22, marked thus
       [[sagittarius]] in almanacs; the Archer.
   (b) A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and
       globes as a centaur shooting an arrow.
 

 

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