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li·bra1

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–noun, plural -brae

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the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L lībra

]

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li·bra2

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–noun, plural -bras

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sol³ (def. 2).

[Origin: < Sp < L lībra libra¹

]

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Li·bra

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–noun, genitive -brae

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1.	Astronomy. the Balance, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Serpens.

Astrology.

a.	the seventh sign of the zodiac: the cardinal air sign.

b.	Also, Libran. a person born under this sign, usually between September 23rd and October 22nd.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L lībra lit., pair of scales, libra¹

]

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li·bra Audio Help (lē'brə) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. li·brae (-brē') Abbr. lb.
A unit of weight in ancient Rome equivalent to about 12 ounces.

[Middle English, from Latin lībra.]

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n.

A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Scorpius and Virgo. Also called Balance, Scales.
1. The seventh sign of the zodiac in astrology. Also called Balance, Scales.
2. One who is born under this sign.

[Middle English, from Latin Lībra, from lībra, balance, the constellation Libra.]

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Libra

zodiac constellation, 1398, from L. libra, lit. "pound, balance," from Mediterranean base *lithra- "a scale."

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noun
1.	(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra
2.	a small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Virgo and Scorpius
3.	the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22

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A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Scorpius and Virgo. Libra (the Scales or Balance) is the seventh sign of the zodiac.

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Li"bra\ (l[imac]"br[.a]), n.; pl. Libr[ae] (l[imac]"br[=e]). [L., a balance.] (Astron.) (a) The Balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the autumnal equinox in September, marked thus [libra] in almanacs, etc. (b ) A southern constellation between Virgo and Scorpio.

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