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horoscope

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hor·o·scope  (hôr-skp, hr-)
n.
1.
a. The aspect of the planets and stars at a given moment, such as the moment of a person's birth, used by astrologers.
b. A diagram of the signs of the zodiac based on such an aspect.
2. An astrological forecast, as of a person's future, based on a diagram of the aspect of the planets and stars at a given moment.

[French, from Old French, from Latin hroscopus, from Greek hroskopos : hr, hour, season; see yr- in Indo-European roots + skopos, observer; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

horoscope
Noun
1. the prediction of a person's future based on the positions of the planets, sun, and moon at the time of birth
2. a diagram showing the positions of the planets, sun, and moon at a particular time and place [Greek hōra hour + skopas observer]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.horoscopehoroscope - a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets
forecasting, foretelling, prediction, prognostication - a statement made about the future
2.horoscope - a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place
diagram - a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts
Translations
horoscope [ˈhɔrəskəup] nhoróscopo

horoscope [ˈhɔrəskəup] nhoroscope m

horoscope [ˈhɔrəskəup] nHoroskop nt

horoscope [ˈhɔrəskəup] noroscopo

horoscope
n horoscope [ˈhorəskəup]
the prediction of a person's future based on the position of the stars and planets at the time of his birth. horoskoop نَجم، طالِع، بُرْج хороскоп horoskop horoskop das Horoskop horóscopo horoskoop طالع horoskooppi horoscope הוֹרוֹסקוֹפּ जन्म कुंडली horoskop horoszkóp horoskop stjörnuspá(kort) oroscopo 星占い 별점 horoskopas horoskops horoskop horoscoop horoskop horoskop horóscopo ho­ro­scop гороскоп horoskop horoskop horoskop horoskop ดวงชะตาราศี yıldız falı 佔星 гороскоп جنم پتری xem tử vi


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Plague on't, my lord, have you brought me here to get my horoscope out of me?
She was not playing at being fluttered, which would have been simply ridiculous; she was doing her best to carry herself as a person so humble that, for her, even embarrassment would have been pretentious; but evidently she had never dreamed of its being in her horoscope to pay a visit, at night-fall, to a friendly single gentleman who lived in theatrical-looking rooms on one of the new Boulevards.
The priest brushed his foot over the rude horoscope.
 
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