HOROSCOPE


Meaning of HOROSCOPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhȯr-ə-ˌskōp, ˈhär- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English horoscopum, from Latin horoscopus, from Greek hōroskopos, from hōra + skopos watcher; akin to Greek skopein to look at — more at spy

Date: 14th century

1. : a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life

2. : an astrological forecast

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