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hor⋅o⋅scope

[hawr-uh-skohp, hor‑]
–noun
1. a diagram of the heavens, showing the relative position of planets and the signs of the zodiac, for use in calculating births, foretelling events in a person's life, etc.
2. a prediction of future events or advice for future behavior based on such a diagram.

Origin:
bef. 1050; ME, OE horoscopus < L < Gk hōroskópos = hōro-, comb. form of hra hour + skópos -scope


hor⋅o⋅scop⋅ic [hawr-uh-skop-ik, skoh-pik, hor-uh] , adjective
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hor·o·scope   (hôr'ə-skōp', hŏr'-)   
n.  
    1. The aspect of the planets and stars at a given moment, such as the moment of a person's birth, used by astrologers.

    2. A diagram of the signs of the zodiac based on such an aspect.

  1. An astrological forecast, as of a person's future, based on a diagram of the aspect of the planets and stars at a given moment.


[French, from Old French, from Latin hōroscopus, from Greek hōroskopos : hōrā, hour, season; see yēr- in Indo-European roots + skopos, observer; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]
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horoscope 
c.1050, horoscopus, from L.; the modern form is considered to be a 16c. reborrowing from M.Fr. horoscope, from L. horoscopus, from Gk. horoskopos "nativity, horoscope," also "one who casts a horoscope," from hora "hour" (see year) + skopos "watching," in reference to the hour of one's birth.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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