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Sag⋅it⋅tar⋅i⋅us

  [saj-i-tair-ee-uhs]
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–noun, genitive -tar⋅i⋅i  [-tair-ee-ahy] for 1.
1. Astronomy. the Archer, a zodiacal constellation between Scorpius and Capricorn.
2. Astrology.
a. the ninth sign of the zodiac: the mutable fire sign.
b. a person born under this sign, usually between November 22nd and December 21st; a Sagittarian.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L sagittārius archer, equiv. to sagitt(a) arrow + -ārius -ary
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Sag·it·tar·i·us   (sāj'ĭ-târ'ē-əs)   
n.   In all senses also called Archer.
  1. A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Scorpius and Capricorn.
    1. The ninth sign of the zodiac in astrology.
    2. One who is born under this sign.

[Middle English, from Latin Sagittārius, from sagittārius, archer, from sagitta, arrow.]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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