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horoscope

[ hawr-uh-skohp, hor‐ ]
/ ˈhɔr əˌskoʊp, ˈhɒr‐ /
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noun
a 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.
a prediction of future events or advice for future behavior based on such a diagram.

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Origin of horoscope

before 1050; Middle English, Old English horoscopus <Latin <Greek hōroskópos, equivalent to hōro-, combining form of hṓra hour + skópos -scope

OTHER WORDS FROM horoscope

hor·o·scop·ic [hawr-uh-skop-ik, ‐skoh-pik, hor-uh‐], /ˌhɔr əˈskɒp ɪk, ‐ˈskoʊ pɪk, ˌhɒr ə‐/, adjectiveun·hor·o·scop·ic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for horoscope

horoscope
/ (ˈhɒrəˌskəʊp) /

noun
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

Derived forms of horoscope

horoscopic (ˌhɒrəˈskɒpɪk), adjective

Word Origin for horoscope

Old English horoscopus, from Latin, from Greek hōroskopos ascendant birth sign, from hōra hour + -scope
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