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Pis⋅ces

  [pahy-seez, pis-eez]
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–noun, genitive Pis⋅ci⋅um  [pish-ee-uhm] , 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 piscēs, pl. of piscis fish
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Pi·sces   (pī'sēz)   
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: Pis·ces
Pronunciation: 'pI-"sEz also 'pi-
Function: noun plural
in some classifications : a class of vertebratescomprising all the fishes and sometimes the cyclostomes and lancelets
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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