Virgo
Astronomy. the Virgin, a zodiacal constellation between Leo and Libra, containing the bright star Spica.
Astrology.
the sixth sign of the zodiac: the mutable earth sign.
a person born under this sign, usually between August 23 and September 22.
Origin of Virgo
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How to use Virgo in a sentence
Taurus longs for emotional healing, Virgo gets compulsive, and Capricorn trusts his instinct.
Virgo navigates caveats, Cancer seeks knowledge, and Sagittarius breaks the rules.
A wise Virgo recently taught us the difference between a review and a critique.
Taurus repackages an existing creative streak, Gemini gets philosophical, and Virgo thinks positive.
Virgo The Full Pisces Moon, Monday, requires tapping into Virgo humility to override excess pride.
He had become rich and a baronet, and, as the friend of Hannah More, a star in the constellation "Virgo."
In Calepteryx Virgo Leach, the former are of a lovely silky blue, and the latter green.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyThirteen years after the Julia, the Virgo aqueduct was built.
History of Sanitation | John Joseph CosgroveJupiter then changed her into the constellation Virgo, one of the signs of the zodiac.
The Student's Mythology | Catherine Ann WhiteAnd when we now ran out at the door, he called aloud to my child in the Latin, from afar off, "Quomodo stat dulcissima Virgo?"
The Amber Witch | Wilhelm Meinhold
British Dictionary definitions for Virgo
/ (ˈvɜːɡəʊ) /
astronomy a large zodiacal constellation on the celestial equator, lying between Leo and Libra. It contains the star Spica and a cluster of several thousand galaxies, the Virgo cluster, lying 50 million light years away and itself containing the intense radio source Virgo A, which is the closest active galaxy
astrology
Also called: the Virgin the sixth sign of the zodiac, symbol ♍, having a mutable earth classification and ruled by the planet Mercury. The sun is in this sign between about Aug 23 and Sept 22
Also called: Virgoan (vɜːˈɡəʊən) a person born when the sun is in this sign
Also called: Virgoan astrology born under or characteristic of Virgo
Origin of Virgo
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for Virgo
[ vûr′gō ]
A constellation in the region of the celestial equator near Leo and Libra. Virgo (the Virgin) contains the bright star Spica and is the sixth sign of the zodiac.
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