zodiac
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editFrom Middle English zodiak (late 14th century), from Old French zodiaque, from Latin zōdiacus, from Ancient Greek ζῳδιακός [κύκλος] (zōidiakós [kúklos], “[circle] of little animals”), from ζῴδιον (zṓidion), the diminutive of ζῷον (zôion, “animal”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti (“to live”).
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editzodiac (plural zodiacs)
- (astrology) The belt-like region of the celestial sphere, approximately eight degrees north and south of the ecliptic, which includes the apparent path of the sun, moon, and visible planets.
- Synonym: (figurative, obsolete) baldric
- 1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page iv:
- Tremulous on the bladed graſs ſhone bright the pearly drops, like an aſſembly of ſparkling ſtars dancing on the plains of the zodiac; vocal was every bending ſpray, every reed was inſpired, each vvarbling throat ſeemed to emulate the melodious voice of the bird of a thouſand ſongs.
- (astrology) The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region.
- Synonym: star sign
- (astronomy) The ecliptic: the belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year.
- Any of various astrological systems considered similar to the above.
- (countable) A circle decorated with the signs of the zodiac.
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editbelt-like region in the sky
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twelve signs in astrology
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editzodiac m (plural zodiacs)
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editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ζῳδιακός (zōidiakós).
Noun
editzodiac n (plural zodiace)
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | zodiac | zodiacul | zodiace | zodiacele | |
genitive-dative | zodiac | zodiacului | zodiace | zodiacelor | |
vocative | zodiacule | zodiacelor |
Spanish
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editzodiac m (plural zodiacs)
- Alternative spelling of zódiac (“rubber dinghy”)
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