libran.

Brit.

/ˈliːbrə/,

/ˈlʌɪbrə/, U.S.

/ˈlibrə/,

/ˈlaɪbrə/

Etymology: Latin lībra pound (12 ounces), balance, constellation so called. (In medieval Latin used for ‘pound’; hence the modern English abbreviations. £ = pound(s) sterling, lb. = pound weight.)

1. Roman History. A (Roman) pound.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > units in ancient Rome

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sextulaa1398

ligule1601

semunce1658

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. cxxx. 1385 Twelf vnces makiþ libra, and is þerfore acounted a parfit weiȝte.

1797 Encycl. Brit. X. 25/1 The Roman libra was used in France for the proportions of their coin till the time of Charlemagne.

1875 W. S. Jevons Money ix. 89 Units of weight, such as the shekel, the talent, the as, the stater, the libra, the mark, the franc, the lira.

†2. An arm of a balance. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1797 Encycl. Brit. IX. 19/1 At the other end of the libræ, or levers.

a. (With initial capital.) Astronomy. One of the zodiacal constellations, lying between Scorpio and Virgo.

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the world > the universe > constellation > zodiacal constellation > [noun] > Libra

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1493 Chastysing Goddes Chyldern (de Worde) vii. sig. Bij/1 In certen tyme of the yere, the sonne begynneth in a planete that men call libra.

1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 35 Aries and Lybra.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 558 From Eastern Point Of Libra to the fleecie Starr that bears Andromeda farr off Atlantick Seas.

1868 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. §74. 29 The magnificent star-clusters, in the constellations..Libra and Aquarius.

b. The seventh sign of the zodiac (♎), which the sun enters on the 23rd of September. Also attributive or as adj.

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the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > particular signs > [noun] > Libra

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balance1493

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the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > particular signs > [adjective]

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Aquarius1894

Aries1894

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Leo1894

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Virgo1894

Taurian1909

Cancerian1915

Arian1917

Piscean1924

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Taurean1924

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1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) iii. x. 312 The signe that hight Libra in mannes body rulyth the nether guttes of the wombe.

1591 ‘A. Foulweather’ Wonderfull Prognost. in Wks. (Grosart) II. 167 This autumnall reuolution..beginneth in Libra.

1616 T. Adams Plaine-dealing in Sacrifice of Thankefulnesse ii. 22 We liue vnder Libra, Iustice and Equitie...we feare not Taurus the Bull.

1708 J. Swift Predict. for 1708 5 The Time that he enters Libra,..which is the busy Period of the Year.

1894 ‘E. Kirk’ Influence of Zodiac xii. 88 Libra people are psychic collectors of thought.

1947 ‘A. Leo’ Astrol. for All (ed. 7) 31 This causes Libra persons to love harmony.

c. Astrology. A person born under the sign of Libra.

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

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1969 ‘V. Packer’ Don't rely on Gemini (1970) xix. 164 Mrs. Muckermann's a Libra.

1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 7 July 9 a/2 Miss Jillison, a libra, is married to a slim libra, Joseph Gallagher, film-production executive at 20th Century Fox—a marriage that took place after three dates and her reading his chart.

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

单词	libra
释义	libran. Brit. /ˈliːbrə/, /ˈlʌɪbrə/, U.S. /ˈlibrə/, /ˈlaɪbrə/ Etymology: Latin lībra pound (12 ounces), balance, constellation so called. (In medieval Latin used for ‘pound’; hence the modern English abbreviations. £ = pound(s) sterling, lb. = pound weight.) 1. Roman History. A (Roman) pound. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > units in ancient Rome libraa1398 sextulaa1398 ligule1601 semunce1658 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. cxxx. 1385 Twelf vnces makiþ libra, and is þerfore acounted a parfit weiȝte. 1797 Encycl. Brit. X. 25/1 The Roman libra was used in France for the proportions of their coin till the time of Charlemagne. 1875 W. S. Jevons Money ix. 89 Units of weight, such as the shekel, the talent, the as, the stater, the libra, the mark, the franc, the lira. †2. An arm of a balance. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1797 Encycl. Brit. IX. 19/1 At the other end of the libræ, or levers. 3. a. (With initial capital.) Astronomy. One of the zodiacal constellations, lying between Scorpio and Virgo. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > zodiacal constellation > [noun] > Libra weighc1400 balance1493 libra1493 1493 Chastysing Goddes Chyldern (de Worde) vii. sig. Bij/1 In certen tyme of the yere, the sonne begynneth in a planete that men call libra. 1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 35 Aries and Lybra. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 558 From Eastern Point Of Libra to the fleecie Starr that bears Andromeda farr off Atlantick Seas. View more context for this quotation 1868 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. §74. 29 The magnificent star-clusters, in the constellations..Libra and Aquarius. b. The seventh sign of the zodiac (♎), which the sun enters on the 23rd of September. Also attributive or as adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > particular signs > [noun] > Libra libra1398 balance1493 scale1631 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 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) iii. x. 312 The signe that hight Libra in mannes body rulyth the nether guttes of the wombe. 1591 ‘A. Foulweather’ Wonderfull Prognost. in Wks. (Grosart) II. 167 This autumnall reuolution..beginneth in Libra. 1616 T. Adams Plaine-dealing in Sacrifice of Thankefulnesse ii. 22 We liue vnder Libra, Iustice and Equitie...we feare not Taurus the Bull. 1708 J. Swift Predict. for 1708 5 The Time that he enters Libra,..which is the busy Period of the Year. 1894 ‘E. Kirk’ Influence of Zodiac xii. 88 Libra people are psychic collectors of thought. 1947 ‘A. Leo’ Astrol. for All (ed. 7) 31 This causes Libra persons to love harmony. c. Astrology. A person born under the sign of Libra. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > particular signs > [noun] > Libra > person born under Libran1911 libra1969 1969 ‘V. Packer’ Don't rely on Gemini (1970) xix. 164 Mrs. Muckermann's a Libra. 1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 7 July 9 a/2 Miss Jillison, a libra, is married to a slim libra, Joseph Gallagher, film-production executive at 20th Century Fox—a marriage that took place after three dates and her reading his chart. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398
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