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Webster 1913 Edition


Pisces


Pis′ces

,
Noun.
pl.
[L.
piscis
a fish.]
1.
(Astron.)
(a)
The twelfth sign of the zodiac, marked ♓ in almanacs.
(b)
A zodiacal constellation, including the first point of Aries, which is the vernal equinoctial point; the Fish.
2.
(Zool.)
The class of Vertebrata that includes the fishes. The principal divisions are Elasmobranchii, Ganoidei, and Teleostei.

Webster 1828 Edition


Pisces

PIS'CES

,
Noun.
plu.
[L. piscis.] In astronomy, the Fishes, the twelfth sign or constellation in the zodiac.

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Pisces

Pisces

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English

Signs of the Zodiac
Aquarius Aries
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Pisces

  1. (astronomy, astrology) The Fish, a Greco-Roman constellation of the zodiac named for its presumed resemblance to a pair of fish and supposed to be ruled by Neptune and to influence events occurring between February 20 and March 20 (tropical) or, less often, between March 15 and April 14 (sidereal).

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Noun

Pisces (plural Pisces)

  1. Someone with a Pisces star sign

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Latin

Proper noun

Pisces m

  1. The constellation Pisces.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin Pisces.

Proper noun

Pisces m pl

  1. (astronomy, astrology) Pisces (constellation)
  2. (astrology) Pisces (astrological sign)

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pisces

pisces

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Latin

Noun

piscēs

  1. nominative plural of piscis
  2. accusative plural of piscis
  3. vocative plural of piscis