Pisces
Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
Astrology.
the twelfth sign of the zodiac: the mutable water sign.
a person born under this sign, usually between February 19th and March 20th.
the class of vertebrates comprising the fish and sometimes including, in certain classifications, the cyclostomes.
Origin of Pisces
1Words Nearby Pisces
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How to use Pisces in a sentence
CAPRICORN Communication is likely to break down this week with Mars opposing a battle-worn Chiron in Pisces.
Pisces Venus and Mercury, trine the healer Chiron, in Pisces, are fast at work pulling your guard down.
VIRGO The Full Pisces Moon, Monday, requires tapping into Virgo humility to override excess pride.
Pisces With the Full Moon in Pisces, Monday, secret maneuverings become a bit revealed.
The Full Pisces Moon on Monday turns a global spotlight on you.
Directly above Cetus is the long, straggling constellation of Pisces, the Fishes.
Astronomy with an Opera-glass | Garrett Putman ServissMerodach was also connected with "the fish of Ea" (Pisces), so that it is not improbable that Ea worship had stellar associations.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria | Donald A. MackenzieIt stood under the armillary sphere and the sign Pisces, and a pair of sparrows had built their nest behind her back.
The Inferno | August StrindbergThe Syrians had consecrated in their temples the images of Pisces, (fishes,) one of the signs.
Pagan Origin of Partialist Doctrines | John Claudius PitratHis aspect of the heavens told him that in that year three planets would meet in the aqueous sign of Pisces.
British Dictionary definitions for Pisces
/ (ˈpaɪsiːz, ˈpɪ-) /
astronomy a faint extensive zodiacal constellation lying between Aquarius and Aries on the ecliptic
astrology
Also called: the Fishes the twelfth sign of the zodiac, symbol ♓, having a mutable water classification and ruled by the planets Jupiter and Neptune. The sun is in this sign between about Feb 19 and March 20
a person born when the sun is in this sign
a taxonomic group that comprises all fishes: See fish (def. 1)
a taxonomic group that comprises the bony fishes only: See teleost
astrology born under or characteristic of Pisces
Origin of Pisces
1- Also (for senses 2b, 4): Piscean (ˈpaɪsɪən)
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Scientific definitions for Pisces
[ pī′sēz ]
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Aries and Pegasus. Pisces (the Fishes) is the twelfth sign of the zodiac.
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