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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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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

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

He says he’s seen some young queer people show up on Reddit to post memes or chat about Williamson’s birth chart, then leave having been converted into actual fans.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2019

He wanted to find out what time she was born so that her astrological birth chart could be established.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2019

If retrograde Mercury transits a person's birth chart in a prominent place, like say near his/her Ascendant, then that person will have direct experience of the phenomenon.

From New York Times Jan. 9, 2015

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