SAGITTARIUS


Meaning of SAGITTARIUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ē-əs ]

noun

Etymology: Latin (genitive Sagittarii ), literally, archer, from sagitta

Date: 14th century

1. : a southern zodiacal constellation pictured as a centaur shooting an arrow and containing the point in the sky where the center of the Milky Way galaxy is located

2.

a. : the ninth sign of the zodiac in astrology — see zodiac table

b. : one born under the sign of Sagittarius

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.