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Pis·ces
[pahy-seez, pis-eez] Pronunciation Key
[pahy-seez, pis-eez] Pronunciation Key –noun, genitive Pis·ci·um
[pish-ee-uh
m] Pronunciation Key, for 1.
[pish-ee-uh
m] Pronunciation Key, for 1. | 1. | Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius. |
| 2. | Astrology.
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| 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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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| Pi·sces
(pī'sēz) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin Piscēs, from Latin piscēs, pl. of piscis, fish.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Pisces
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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| 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 |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| 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. |
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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