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libra
CIDE DICTIONARY
libra, n. [L., a balance.].
The Balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the autumnal equinox in September, marked thus 1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
libra, n.
1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure of scales.
2 a the seventh sign of the zodiac (the Balance or Scales). b a person born when the sun is in this sign.
1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure of scales.
2 a the seventh sign of the zodiac (the Balance or Scales). b a person born when the sun is in this sign.
Derivative
Libran n. & adj.
Etymology
ME f. L, orig. = pound weight
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