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Vir⋅go

[vur-goh]
–noun, genitive Vir⋅gi⋅nis [vur-juh-nis] 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
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Vir·go   (vûr'gō)   
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.]
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Word Origin & History

Virgo 
zodiacal constellation, c.1000, from L. Virgo "the virgin" (see virgin). Meaning "person born under the sign of Virgo" is attested from 1917.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
VIRGO
variability of [solar] irradiance and gravity oscillations
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