Leon.

Brit.

/ˈliːəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈlioʊ/

Etymology: Latin: see lion n.

Astronomy.

1. The Lion, the Zodiacal constellation lying between Cancer and Virgo. Also, the fifth sign of the Zodiac (named from this constellation), entered by the sun about the 21st of July. Leo Minor, a modern constellation containing stars of minor magnitude, lying between the Great Bear and Leo.

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the world > the universe > constellation > Northern constellations > [noun] > Leo Minor

Leo Minor1797

Little Lion1868

a1000 Ags. Man. Astron. in Pop. Treat. Sci. (1841) 7 An þæra tacna ys ge-haten aries,..fifta leo; syxta virgo.

c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) ii. §6. 20 Thus euery degree of aries bi ordre is nadir to euery degree of libra by ordre &..leo to aquarie.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Lion, a Lyon; also, the (Zodiacall) Signe Leo.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 676 Thence down amaine By Leo and the Virgin and the Scales.

1797 Encycl. Brit. II. 548/1 Hevelius's Constellations made out of the unformed stars. Lynx, The Lynx..Leo minor, The Little Lion.

1797 Encycl. Brit. II. 568/1 When the sun is in Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, and Virgo, the north pole of the earth is enlightened by the sun.

1868 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. 135 The pole of the globe being represented by a point in the constellation Leo.

2. Astrology. A person born under the sign of Leo. Also attributive and as adj.

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Taurian1909

Cancerian1915

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the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > particular signs > [noun] > Leo > person born under

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1894 ‘E. Kirk’ Influence of Zodiac ix. 51 Leo people are fine conversationalists, excelling in repartee.

1936 ‘J. Tey’ Shilling for Candles vi. 63 Aries people are often talkative... Now you, Mr. Grant, are a Leo person.

c1960 S. Plath Crossing Water (1971) 55 The astrologer at her elbow (a Leo) Picked his trip-date by the stars.

a1963 L. MacNeice Astrol. (1964) i. 16 The delight most people take in Classification..‘Are you Virgo?’ ‘Oh no, I'm Leo.’

1973 L. Meynell Fatal Flaw ii. 20 ‘Now, I would guess you to be a Leo, sir.’ Vyvyan's birthday was August the ninth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leo
释义	Leon. Brit. /ˈliːəʊ/, U.S. /ˈlioʊ/ Etymology: Latin: see lion n. Astronomy. 1. The Lion, the Zodiacal constellation lying between Cancer and Virgo. Also, the fifth sign of the Zodiac (named from this constellation), entered by the sun about the 21st of July. Leo Minor, a modern constellation containing stars of minor magnitude, lying between the Great Bear and Leo. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > zodiacal constellation > [noun] > Leo Leoc1400 lionc1405 the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > particular signs > [noun] > Leo Leoc1400 lionc1405 the world > the universe > constellation > Northern constellations > [noun] > Leo Minor Leo Minor1797 Little Lion1868 a1000 Ags. Man. Astron. in Pop. Treat. Sci. (1841) 7 An þæra tacna ys ge-haten aries,..fifta leo; syxta virgo. c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) ii. §6. 20 Thus euery degree of aries bi ordre is nadir to euery degree of libra by ordre &..leo to aquarie. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Lion, a Lyon; also, the (Zodiacall) Signe Leo. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 676 Thence down amaine By Leo and the Virgin and the Scales. View more context for this quotation 1797 Encycl. Brit. II. 548/1 Hevelius's Constellations made out of the unformed stars. Lynx, The Lynx..Leo minor, The Little Lion. 1797 Encycl. Brit. II. 568/1 When the sun is in Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, and Virgo, the north pole of the earth is enlightened by the sun. 1868 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. 135 The pole of the globe being represented by a point in the constellation Leo. 2. Astrology. A person born under the sign of Leo. Also attributive and as adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > particular signs > [adjective] crabbed1634 Aquarius1894 Aries1894 cancer1894 Capricorn1894 Gemini1894 Leo1894 libra1894 Virgo1894 Taurian1909 Cancerian1915 Arian1917 Piscean1924 Pisces1924 Sagittarian1924 scorpionic1924 Taurean1924 aquariana1963 the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > particular signs > [noun] > Leo > person born under Leoc1960 1894 ‘E. Kirk’ Influence of Zodiac ix. 51 Leo people are fine conversationalists, excelling in repartee. 1936 ‘J. Tey’ Shilling for Candles vi. 63 Aries people are often talkative... Now you, Mr. Grant, are a Leo person. c1960 S. Plath Crossing Water (1971) 55 The astrologer at her elbow (a Leo) Picked his trip-date by the stars. a1963 L. MacNeice Astrol. (1964) i. 16 The delight most people take in Classification..‘Are you Virgo?’ ‘Oh no, I'm Leo.’ 1973 L. Meynell Fatal Flaw ii. 20 ‘Now, I would guess you to be a Leo, sir.’ Vyvyan's birthday was August the ninth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1000
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