Virgo
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Etymology [edit]
From Latin virgō (“maiden, virgin”).
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Proper noun [edit]
Virgo (symbol ♍)
- (astronomy): A constellation in the zodiac, supposedly shaped like a maiden. It contains the bright binary star Spica.
- 1592 — Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus iv 3
- Now, masters, draw. [They shoot.] O, well said, Lucius! Good boy, in Virgo’s lap.
- 1592 — Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus iv 3
- (astrology): The zodiac sign for the virgin, ruled by Mercury and covering August 23 - September 23 (tropical astrology) or September 16 - October 15 (sidereal astrology).
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- (astronomy): Vir (abbreviation)
Translations [edit]
constellation
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astrological sign
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Noun [edit]
Virgo (plural Virgos)
- Someone with a Virgo star sign
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Someone with a Virgo star sign
See also [edit]
- (Western astrology signs) Western astrology sign; Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces (Category: en:Astrology)
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Etymology [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Virgō (genitive Virgōnis); m, third declension
- A male given name, character in the play Persa of Plautus.
Spanish [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Virgo m
- Virgo (constellation)