Pisces

[ pahy-seez, pis-eez ]

/ ˈpaɪ siz, ˈpɪs iz /

noun, genitive Pis·ci·um [pish-ee-uh m] /ˈpɪʃ i əm/, for 1.

Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.

Astrology.

the twelfth sign of the zodiac: the mutable water sign.
a person born under this sign, usually between February 19th and March 20th.

the class of vertebrates comprising the fish and sometimes including, in certain classifications, the cyclostomes.

Origin of Pisces

< New Latin, Latin piscēs, plural of piscis fish

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Examples from the Web for pisces

CAPRICORN Communication is likely to break down this week with Mars opposing a battle-worn Chiron in Pisces.
The Stars Predict Your Week|Starsky + Cox|October 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
PISCES Venus and Mercury, trine the healer Chiron, in Pisces, are fast at work pulling your guard down.
The Stars Predict Your Week|Starsky + Cox|October 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
PISCES With the Full Moon in Pisces, Monday, secret maneuverings become a bit revealed.
The Stars Predict Your Week|Starsky + Cox|September 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Cancer tackles the big issues, Capricorn goes back to school, and Pisces unplugs.
What the Stars Predict for Your Week|Starsky + Cox|August 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Neptune sliding out of Pisces takes your delusions of grandeur with it.
What the Stars Hold for Your Week|Starsky + Cox|July 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
There was a conjunction in the zodiac of the signs of Aquarius and Pisces.
The Ruling Passion|Henry van Dyke
The fortunate day of the week for a Pisces subject is Thursday.
The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1|Various
His aspect of the heavens told him that in that year three planets would meet in the aqueous sign of Pisces.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7|Various
They may be attached either to the hmal (Pisces) or neural (Amphibia and Amniota) arches.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
Their most congenial companions will be found among those born in Scorpio and Pisces.
The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pisces

Pisces

/ (ˈpaɪsiːz, ˈpɪ-) /

noun Latin genitive Piscium (ˈpaɪsɪəm)

astronomy a faint extensive zodiacal constellation lying between Aquarius and Aries on the ecliptic

astrology

Also called: the Fishes the twelfth sign of the zodiac, symbol ♓, having a mutable water classification and ruled by the planets Jupiter and Neptune. The sun is in this sign between about Feb 19 and March 20
a person born when the sun is in this sign

a taxonomic group that comprises all fishesSee fish (def. 1)
a taxonomic group that comprises the bony fishes onlySee teleost

adjective

astrology born under or characteristic of Pisces

Also (for senses 2b, 4): Piscean (ˈpaɪsɪən)

Word Origin for Pisces

C14: Latin: the fishes

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Word Origin and History for pisces

Pisces

12th sign of the zodiac, late Old English, from Latin pisces, from plural of piscis "a fish," cognate with Gothic fisks, Old English fisc (see fish (n.)). Applied to persons born under this sign from 1924.