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Sag·it·tar·i·us 
[saj-i-tair-ee-uhs] Pronunciation Key
[saj-i-tair-ee-uhs] Pronunciation Key –noun, genitive -tar·i·i
[-tair-ee-ahy] Pronunciation Key for 1.
[-tair-ee-ahy] Pronunciation Key for 1. | 1. | Astronomy. the Archer, a zodiacal constellation between Scorpius and Capricorn. |
| 2. | Astrology.
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| Sag·it·tar·i·us
(sāj'ĭ-târ'ē-əs) Pronunciation Key
n. In all senses also called Archer.
[Middle English, from Latin Sagittārius, from sagittārius, archer, from sagitta, arrow.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Sagittarius
Sagittarius
constellation, 1390, from L., lit. "archer," prop. "pertaining to arrows," from sagitta "arrow," which probably is from a pre-Latin Mediterranean language. Meaning "person born under Sagittarius" (prop. Sagittarian) is attested from 1940.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| sagittarius | |
noun | |
| 1. | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius |
| 2. | a large zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Scorpius and Capricornus |
| 3. | the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21 |
| 4. | type genus of the Sagittariidae |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| Sagittarius
(sāj'ĭ-târ'ē-əs) Pronunciation Key
A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Scorpius and Capricornus. Sagittarius (the Archer) is the ninth sign of the zodiac. |
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Sagittarius
Sag`it*ta"ri*us\, n. [L., literally, an archer, fr. sagittarius belonging to an arrow, fr. sagitta an arrow.] (Astron.) (a) The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [[sagittarius]] in almanacs; the Archer. (b) A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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