English Explanatory Dictionary

Sagittarius

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured as a centaur drawing a bow. It contains the stars Kaus Australis, Kaus Borealis and Nunki.
  2. The zodiac sign for the archer, ruled by Jupiter and covering November 23 - December 21 (tropical astrology) or December 16 - January 14 (sidereal astrology).
noun
  1. Someone with a Sagittarius star sign.

Pronunciation

/ˌsadʒɪˈtɛəɹɪəs/ /ˌsædʒəˈtɛəɹiəs/ /ˌsædʒəˈtɛɹiəs/ en-us-Sagittarius.ogg

Word forms

Sagittarius ♐︎ Sagittariuses

Etymology

From Latin sagittārius (“archer”), calque of Ancient Greek τοξότης (toxótēs); possibly adapted from Akkadian 𒀯𒉺𒉋𒊕 (pabilsaĝ, “the bow-armed god Pabilsaĝ”) (see Pabilsaĝ), from Sumerian 𒀯𒉺𒉋𒊕 (ᴹᵁᴸPA.BIL₂.SAG).

Synonyms

Toxotes Sagittarius Archer Centaur Sagittar Sagittary Sagittarian Sag Saggie

Antonyms

Gemini

Derived words

Sagittarian
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