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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hor•o•scope /ˈhɔrəˌskoʊp, ˈhɑr-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Astrologya diagram of the heavens showing the position of planets and the signs of the zodiac, as at the moment of a person's birth, used esp. to predict events in a person's life.
- Astrologypredictions based on such a diagram.
See -scope-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hor•o•scope (hôr′ə skōp′, hor′-),USA pronunciation n. - Astrologya diagram of the heavens, showing the relative position of planets and the signs of the zodiac, for use in calculating births, foretelling events in a person's life, etc. See illus. under zodiac.
- Astrologya prediction of future events or advice for future behavior based on such a diagram.
- Greek hōroskópos = hōro-, combining form of hó̄ra hour + skópos -scope
- Latin
- bef. 1050; Middle English, Old English horoscopus
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: horoscope /ˈhɒrəˌskəʊp/ n - the prediction of a person's future based on a comparison of the zodiacal data for the time of birth with the data from the period under consideration
- the configuration of the planets, the sun, and the moon in the sky at a particular moment
Also called: chart a diagram showing the positions of the planets, sun, moon, etc, at a particular time and place
Etymology: Old English horoscopus, from Latin, from Greek hōroskopos ascendant birth sign, from hōra hour + -scopehoroscopic /ˌhɒrəˈskɒpɪk/ adj |