Scorpio

//ˈskɔːɹpɪoʊ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone with a Scorpio star sign
  2. 2
    (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Scorpius.

    "The Scholiast on Virgil says that anciently there were but eleven signs, the claws of Scorpio, called Chelæ, taking the place of Libra."

  2. 2
    The zodiac sign for the scorpion, ruled by Mars and covering October 23 - November 22 (tropical astrology) or November 16 - December 15 (sidereal astrology).

Synonyms

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scorpio scorpionscorpionscorpionscorpionscorpius

Antonyms

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Taurus

Example

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"The twelve signs of the Zodiac are: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces."

Etymology

From Latin scorpiō (“scorpion”), from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos), calque of Akkadian 𒀯𒄈𒋰 (zuqaqīpu, “scorpion; constellation name”), calque of Sumerian 𒀯𒄈𒋰 (ᴹᵁᴸGIR₂.TAB). Doublet of scorpion.

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sidereal astrologystar signtropical astrology

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