virgo
NounUS[vur-goh]/ˈvɝɡoʊ/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)
- (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in VirgoSynonyms: VirginType of actor, doer
- a large zodiacal constellation on the equator; between Leo and LibraInstance of constellationPart of zodiacMembers Spica
- the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22Synonyms: Virgo the VirginVirginInstance of sign of the zodiac, star sign
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Vir′go noun
Origin: L. virgo a virgin, the constellation Virgo in the zodiac. See Virgin.
Astronomy (a) A sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of August, marked thus [♍] in almanacs. (b) A constellation of the zodiac, now occupying chiefly the sign Libra, and containing the bright star Spica.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54