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Ar⋅ies

  [air-eez, -ee-eez]
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–noun, genitive A⋅ri⋅e⋅tis  [uh-rahy-i-tis] .
1. Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
2. Astrology.
a. the first sign of the zodiac: the cardinal fire sign.
b. a person born under this sign, usually between March 21st and April 19th.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L: ram
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Ar·ies   (âr'ēz, âr'ē-ēz')   
n.   In all senses also called Ram.

  1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Taurus and Pisces.

    1. The first sign of the zodiac in astrology.

    2. pl. Aries One who is born under this sign.


[Middle English, zodiacal sign Aries, from Latin ariēs, ram, zodiacal sign Aries.]
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Aries 
zodiac constellation usually identified as "the Ram," c.1374, from L. aires "ram" (cf. arietare "to butt"), from a PIE root meaning "spring, jump" (cf. Lith. erytis, O.C.S. jarici, Arm. oroj "lamb;" Gk. eriphos, O.Ir. heirp "kid").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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