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Scor⋅pi⋅o

  [skawr-pee-oh]
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–noun
1. Astronomy. Scorpius.
2. Astrology.
a. the eighth sign of the zodiac: the fixed water sign.
b. a person born under this sign, usually between October 23rd and November 21st.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L Scorpiō scorpion

Scor⋅pi⋅us

  [skawr-pee-uhs]
–noun, genitive -pi⋅i  [-pee-ahy] . Astronomy.
the Scorpion, a zodiacal constellation between Sagittarius and Libra, containing the bright star Antares.
Also, Scorpio.

Origin:
< L < Gk skorpíos scorpion
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Scor·pi·o   (skôr'pē-ō')   
n.  
  1. See Scorpius.
    1. The eighth sign of the zodiac in astrology.
    2. pl. Scor·pi·os One who is born under this sign.

[Middle English, from Latin Scorpiō, from scorpiō, scorpion; see scorpion.]
Scor·pi·us   (skôr'pē-əs)   
n.  A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Libra and Sagittarius, containing the bright red star Antares. Also called Scorpio, Scorpion.

[Latin scorpius, scorpion, Scorpius; see scorpion.]
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Scorpio

Scor"pi*o\, n.; pl. Scorpiones. [L.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) A scorpion.

2. (Astron.) (a) The eighth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the twenty-third day of October, marked thus [[scorpio]] in almanacs. (b) A constellation of the zodiac containing the bright star Antares. It is drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a scorpion.
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Scorpio 
zodiacal constellation, 1391, from L. scorpio "scorpion" (see scorpion). The meaning "person born under or ruled by the sign of Scorpio" is recorded from 1968.
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Scorpius (skôr'pē-əs) or Scorpio   (skôr'pē-əs)  Pronunciation Key 
A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Libra and Sagittarius. Scorpius (the Scorpion) contains the bright star Antares and is the eighth sign of the zodiac.
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