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6 dictionary results for: Aries
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Ar·ies       [air-eez, -ee-eez] Pronunciation Key
–noun, genitive A·ri·e·tis       [uh-rahy-i-tis] Pronunciation Key.
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]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Ar·ies       (âr'ēz, âr'ē-ēz')  Pronunciation Key 
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.]

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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").

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aries

noun
1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries 
2. a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus 
3. the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19 

The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Aries       (âr'ēz)  Pronunciation Key 
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Taurus and Pisces. Aries (the Ram) is the first sign of the zodiac.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Aries

A"ri*es\, n. [L.]

1. (Astron.) (a) The Ram; the first of the twelve signs in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the vernal equinox, about the 21st of March. (b) A constellation west of Taurus, drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a ram.

2. (Rom. Antiq.) A battering-ram.

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