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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Vir·go       [vur-goh] Pronunciation Key
–noun, genitive Vir·gi·nis       [vur-juh-nis] Pronunciation Key for 1.
1.Astronomy. the Virgin, a zodiacal constellation between Leo and Libra, containing the bright star Spica.
2.Astrology.
a.the sixth sign of the zodiac: the mutable earth sign.
b.a person born under this sign, usually between August 23 and September 22.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME, OE Virgō < L: maiden]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Vir·go       (vûr'gō)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   In all senses also called Virgin.
  1. A constellation in the region of the celestial equator between Leo and Libra.
    1. The sixth sign of the zodiac in astrology.
    2. pl. Vir·gos One who is born under this sign.


[Middle English, from Latin Virgō, from virgō, virgin.]

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Virgo 
zodiacal constellation, c.1000, from L. Virgo "the virgin" (see virgin). Meaning "person born under the sign of Virgo" is attested from 1917.

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virgo

noun
1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo 
2. a large zodiacal constellation on the equator; between Leo and Libra 
3. the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22 

The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Virgo       (vûr'gō)  Pronunciation Key 
A constellation in the region of the celestial equator near Leo and Libra. Virgo (the Virgin) contains the bright star Spica and is the sixth sign of the zodiac.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Virgo

Vir"go\, n. [L. virgo a virgin, the constellation Virgo in the zodiac. See Virgin.] (Astron.) (a) A sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of August, marked thus [[Virgo]] in almanacs. (b) A constellation of the zodiac, now occupying chiefly the sign Libra, and containing the bright star Spica.

American Heritage Abbreviations Dictionary 3rd Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
VIRGO
variability of [solar] irradiance and gravity oscillations

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