horoscope
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views updated May 23 2018hor·o·scope / ˈhôrəˌskōp; ˈhärə-/ •
n. Astrol. a forecast of a person's future, typically including a delineation of character and circumstances, based on the relative positions of the stars and planets at the time of that person's birth. ∎ a short forecast for people born under a particular sign, esp. as published in a newspaper or magazine. ∎ a birth chart. See chart.DERIVATIVES: hor·o·scop·ic / ˌhôrəˈskäpik; ˌhärə-/ adj.ho·ros·co·py / həˈräskəpē/ n.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
horoscope
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views updated Jun 08 2018horoscope plan showing the disposition of the heavens at a particular moment. XVI (earlier in L. form). — (O)F. — L.
hōroscopus — Gr.
hōroskópos sign in the ascendant at a birth, horoscope, f.
hōrā time,
HOUR +
skopōs observer (cf.
SCOPE).
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
horoscope
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views updated May 14 2018horoscope Map of the stars and planets at the time of a person's birth. It shows the position of the celestial bodies in relation to the 12 signs of the
zodiac and is the basis of
astrology.
World Encyclopedia
Horoscope (Magazine)
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views updated May 11 2018Horoscope (Magazine)
Monthly magazine for popular readership, published since 1935. It includes articles, self-guidance charts, and a daily
guide for horoscope signs. Address: Dell Publishing Co. Inc., 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036-4094.
Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
horoscope
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views updated Jun 11 2018horoscope in astrology, a forecast of a person's future, typically including a delineation of character and circumstances, based on the relative positions of the stars and planets at the time of that person's birth. The word comes ultimately from Greek
hōroskopos, from
hōra ‘time’ +
skopos ‘observer’.
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES
Horoscope
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views updated Jun 11 2018Horoscope. Ballet in 1 act, lib. and mus. by Constant Lambert, choreog. Ashton. Comp. 1937. Prod. London 1938. Orch. suite.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE