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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 [ˈhɒrəˌskəʊp]
n
1. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Astrology) the prediction of a person's future based on a comparison of the zodiacal data for the time of birth with the data from the period under consideration
2. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Astrology) the configuration of the planets, the sun, and the moon in the sky at a particular moment
3. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Astrology) Also called chart a diagram showing the positions of the planets, sun, moon, etc., at a particular time and place
[Old English horoscopus, from Latin, from Greek hōroskopos ascendant birth sign, from hōra hour + -scope]
horoscopic  [ˌhɒrəˈskɒpɪk] adj
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 [ˈhɒrəskəʊp] Nhoróscopo m
to cast a horoscopesacar un horóscopo

horoscope [ˈhɒrəskəʊp] nhoroscope m

horoscope
nHoroskop nt

horoscope [ˈhɒrəˌskəʊp] noroscopo
horoscope [ˈhɒrəˌskəʊp] 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 점성술 horoskopas horoskops horoskop horoscoop horoskop horoskop horóscopo ho­ro­scop гороскоп horoskop horoskop horoskop horoskop ดวงชะตาราศี yıldız falı 星座算命 гороскоп جنم پتری xem tử vi

horoscope خريطة البروج horoskop horoskop Horoskop ωροσκόπιο horóscopo horoskooppi horoscope horoskop oroscopo 星占い 별점 horoscoop horoskop horoskop horóscopo гороскоп horoskop โหราศาสตร์ yıldız falı lá số tử vi 占星


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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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