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Virgo
CIDE DICTIONARY
Virgo, n. [L. virgo a virgin, the constellation Virgo in the zodiac. See Virgin.].
A sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of August, marked thus [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Virgo, n. (pl. -os)
1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure of a woman.
2 a the sixth sign of the zodiac (the Virgin). b a person born when the sun is in this sign.
1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure of a woman.
2 a the sixth sign of the zodiac (the Virgin). b a person born when the sun is in this sign.
Derivative
Virgoan n. & adj.
Etymology
OE f. L, = virgin
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