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Pis·ces       [pahy-seez, pis-eez] Pronunciation Key
–noun, genitive Pis·ci·um       [pish-ee-uhm] Pronunciation Key, for 1.
1.Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
2.Astrology.
a.the twelfth sign of the zodiac: the mutable water sign.
b.a person born under this sign, usually between February 19th and March 20th.
3.the class of vertebrates comprising the fish and sometimes including, in certain classifications, the cyclostomes.
[Origin: < NL, L piscés, pl. of piscis fish]
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Pi·sces       (pī'sēz)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A constellation in the equatorial region of the Northern Hemisphere near Aries and Pegasus. Also called Fishes.
    1. The 12th sign of the zodiac in astrology. Also called Fishes.
    2. pl. Pisces One who is born under this sign.


[Middle English, from Medieval Latin Piscēs, from Latin piscēs, pl. of piscis, fish.]

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Pisces 
12th sign of the zodiac, c.1391, from L., pl. of piscis "fish," cognate with Goth. fisks, O.E. fisc (see fish). Applied to persons born under this sign from 1924.

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pisces

noun
1. the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20 
2. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces 
3. a large faint zodiacal constellation; between Aquarius and Aries 
4. a group of vertebrates comprising both cartilaginous and bony fishes and sometimes including the jawless vertebrates; not used technically 

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Pisces       (pī'sēz)  Pronunciation Key 
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Aries and Pegasus. Pisces (the Fishes) is the twelfth sign of the zodiac.

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Pisces

Pis"ces\, n. pl. [L. piscis a fish.]

1. (Astron.) (a) The twelfth sign of the zodiac, marked [pisces] in almanacs. (b) A zodiacal constellation, including the first point of Aries, which is the vernal equinoctial point; the Fish.

2. (Zo["o]l.) The class of Vertebrata that includes the fishes. The principal divisions are Elasmobranchii, Ganoidei, and Teleostei.

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