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A⋅quar⋅i⋅us

[uh-kwair-ee-uhs] noun, genitive A⋅quar⋅i⋅i [uh-kwair-ee-ahy] for 1, adjective
–noun
1. Astronomy. the Water Bearer, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Capricornus.
2. Astrology.
a. the eleventh sign of the zodiac: the fixed air sign.
b. a person born under this sign, usually between January 20th and February 18th; an Aquarian.
–adjective
3. Aquarian.

A⋅quar⋅i⋅an

[uh-kwair-ee-uhn]
–adjective
1. Also, Aquarius. of or pertaining to Aquarius, or to the Age of Aquarius.
–noun
2. Astrology. a person born under Aquarius, the eleventh sign of the zodiac; an Aquarius.

Origin:
1965–70; aquari(us) + -an
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A·quar·i·us   (ə-kwâr'ē-əs)   
n.   In all senses also called Water Bearer.
  1. A constellation in the equatorial region of the Southern Hemisphere near Pisces and Aquila.

    1. The 11th sign of the zodiac in astrology.

    2. One who is born under this sign.


[Middle English, from Latin, water carrier, the constellation Aquarius, from aqua, water; see aqua.]
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Word Origin & History

Aquarius 
1398, faint constellation and 11th zodiac sign, from L., lit. "water carrier," properly an adj., "pertaining to water," a loan-translation of Gk. Hydrokhoos "the water-pourer," old Gk. name of this constellation. Aquarians were a former Christian sect that used water instead of wine at the Lord's Supper. The modern sense of the word is from Age of Aquarius (1940) an astrological epoch supposed to have begun in the 1960s, embodying the traits of this sign and characterized by world peace and human brotherhood. The term and the concept probably got a boost in popular use when An Aquarian Exposition was used as the sub-name of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair (1969).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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