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Webster 1913 Edition
Sagittarius
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Sagˊit-ta′ri-us
,Noun.
[L., literally, an archer, fr.
sagittarius
belonging to an arrow, fr. sagitta
an arrow.] (Astron.)
(a)
The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [♐] in almanacs; the Archer.
(b)
A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sagittarius
SAGITTA'RIUS
,Noun.