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Ar·ies 
[air-eez, -ee-eez] Pronunciation Key
[air-eez, -ee-eez] Pronunciation Key –noun, genitive A·ri·e·tis
[uh-rahy-i-tis] Pronunciation Key.
[uh-rahy-i-tis] Pronunciation Key. | 1. | Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus. |
| 2. | Astrology.
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[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L: ram]
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| Ar·ies
(âr'ēz, âr'ē-ēz') Pronunciation Key
n. In all senses also called Ram.
[Middle English, zodiacal sign Aries, from Latin ariēs, ram, zodiacal sign Aries.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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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| 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 |
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| 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. |
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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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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