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hor·o·scope 
[hawr-uh-skohp, hor‑] Pronunciation Key
[hawr-uh-skohp, hor‑] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a diagram of the heavens, showing the relative position of planets and the signs of the zodiac, for use in calculating births, foretelling events in a person's life, etc. |
| 2. | a prediction of future events or advice for future behavior based on such a diagram. |
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| hor·o·scope
(hôr'ə-skōp', hŏr'-) Pronunciation Key
n.
[French, from Old French, from Latin hōroscopus, from Greek hōroskopos : hōrā, hour, season; see yēr- in Indo-European roots + skopos, observer; see spek- in Indo-European roots.] |
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horoscope
c.1050, horoscopus, from L.; the modern form is considered to be a 16c. reborrowing from M.Fr. horoscope, from L. horoscopus, from Gk. horoskopos "nativity, horoscope," also "one who casts a horoscope," from hora "hour" (see year) + skopos "watching," in reference to the hour of one's birth.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| horoscope | |
noun | |
| 1. | a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets |
| 2. | a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Horoscope
Hor"o*scope\, n. [F. horoscope, L. horoscopus, fr. Gr. ?, adj., observing hours or times, esp. observing the hour of birth, n., a horoscope; ? hour + ? to view, observe. See Hour, and -scope.]1. (Astrol.) (a) The representation made of the aspect of the heavens at the moment of a person's birth, by which the astrologer professed to foretell the events of the person's life; especially, the sign of the zodiac rising above the horizon at such a moment. (b) The diagram or scheme of twelve houses or signs of the zodiac, into which the whole circuit of the heavens was divided for the purposes of such prediction of fortune. 2. The planisphere invented by Jean Paduanus. 3. A table showing the length of the days and nights at all places. --Heyse.
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