AQUARIUS

Aquarius, Aquarius the Water Bearer, Water Bearer

(noun) the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18

Aquarius

(noun) a zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and Pisces

Aquarius, Water Bearer

(noun) (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius

Source: WordNet® 3.1


A*qua"ri*us, n. Etym: [L. aquarius, adj., relating to water, and n., a water-carrier, fr. aqua. See Aqua.] (Astron.) (a) The Water-bearer; the eleventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of January; -- so called from the rains which prevail at that season in Italy and the East. (b) A constellation south of Pegasus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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