Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A constellation in the equatorial region of the Southern Hemisphere near Pisces and Aquila.
- noun The 11th sign of the zodiac in astrology.
- noun One who is born under this sign.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A zodiacal constellation, supposed to represent a man standing with his left hand extended upward, and with his right pouring out of a vase a stream of water which flows into the mouth of the Southern Fish. It contains no star brighter than the third magnitude.
- noun The Water-bearer; the eleventh sign (marked ♒) of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 21st of January: so called from the constellation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The Water-bearer; the eleventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of January; -- so called from the rains which prevail at that season in Italy and the East.
- noun A constellation south of Pegasus.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun astronomy : A
constellation of thezodiac , supposedly shaped like a water carrier. - proper noun astrology : The
zodiac sign for the water carrier, ruled by Uranus covering January 21 - February 19 (tropical astrology ) or February 15 - March 14 (sidereal astrology ). - noun Someone with an Aquarius
star sign
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18
- noun a zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and Pisces
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Something like sound-control would be really tricky, especially if the Aquarius is a team of superheroes.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Faraway Soul’s Review Forum 2009
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The planets align, the moon is in Aquarius or some such nonsense, and * flash* it makes complete and total sense.
This is the Central Scrutinizer,..again. Joe met Mary at the Church Club Social... wendigomountain 2009
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Together, they are known as the Aquarius Reef Base.
Steven Miller, PhD.: Science Fiction Becomes Reality: Asteroids and the Aquarius Underwater Laboratory PhD. Steven Miller 2011
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Together, they are known as the Aquarius Reef Base.
Steven Miller, PhD.: Science Fiction Becomes Reality: Asteroids and the Aquarius Underwater Laboratory PhD. Steven Miller 2011
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Together, they are known as the Aquarius Reef Base.
Steven Miller, PhD.: Science Fiction Becomes Reality: Asteroids and the Aquarius Underwater Laboratory PhD. Steven Miller 2011
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Together, they are known as the Aquarius Reef Base.
Steven Miller, PhD.: Science Fiction Becomes Reality: Asteroids and the Aquarius Underwater Laboratory PhD. Steven Miller 2011
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Together, they are known as the Aquarius Reef Base.
Steven Miller, PhD.: Science Fiction Becomes Reality: Asteroids and the Aquarius Underwater Laboratory PhD. Steven Miller 2011
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There are 16 characters in Aquarius, 18 including Donovan and Danton.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Faraway Soul’s Review Forum 2009
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Together, they are known as the Aquarius Reef Base.
Steven Miller, PhD.: Science Fiction Becomes Reality: Asteroids and the Aquarius Underwater Laboratory PhD. Steven Miller 2011
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Aquarius The reasonable and restrained Aquarius is the most offended by the disruption of dinner and churlish appeals for money by the telemarketing breed.
Archive 2007-03-01 2007
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