horoscope

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The position of the planets and stars at the moment of someone's birth; a diagram of such positions.
  2. An astrological forecast of a person's future based on such information.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɒ.ɹə.skəʊp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-horoscope.wav /ˈhɔ.ɹəˌskoʊp/

Word forms

horoscope horoscopes

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French horoscope, from Medieval Latin horoscopus, from Ancient Greek ὡροσκόπος (hōroskópos), from ὥρα (hṓra, “any limited time”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”). By surface analysis, horo- + -scope.

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