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birth chart

American  
[burth chahrt] / ˈbɜrθ ˌtʃɑrt /

noun

  1. Astrology. a diagram showing the location of every planet at the moment of a person’s birth; horoscope.


Etymology

Origin of birth chart

First recorded in 1895–1900


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Some unironic astrology: To celebrate Slate’s 30th birthday, Slate writer Heather Schwedel asked several astrologers to interpret the magazine’s birth chart.

From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2026

He jokingly read the star's complete birth chart to the audience to show how "her fate to be this brilliant is written in the stars".

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025

I entered her birth information into my online birth chart calculator.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2023

Then it calculates a birth chart for you, which is almost like a personality reading.

From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2021

According to Bobrick, Theodore Roosevelt kept his birth chart on a table in his drawing room, and Charles de Gaulle and François Mitterrand sought advice from astrologers.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 21, 2019

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