Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Taurus and Pisces.
- noun The first sign of the zodiac in astrology.
- noun One who is born under this sign.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the zodiacal constellations.
- noun The first sign of the zodiac (marked ♈), which the sun enters at the vernal equinox, March 21st, and leaves April 20th.
- noun In zoology, a genus of mammals.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun The Ram; the first of the twelve signs in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the vernal equinox, about the 21st of March.
- proper noun A constellation west of Taurus, drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a ram.
- proper noun (Rom. Antiq.) A battering-ram.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun astronomy : A
constellation of thezodiac supposedly shaped like aram . - proper noun astrology : The
zodiac sign for theram , ruled by Mars and covering March 21 - April 20 (tropical astrology ) or April 15 - May 15 (sidereal astrology ). - noun Someone with an Aries
star sign .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries
- noun a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may be feeling a bit crazy as the weekend begins, Aries.
Stories from The Sun 2009
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Classes are finally over and you're feeling pretty good about it, Aries.
Stories from The Sun 2009
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Already starting to fall behind in your classes, Aries?
Stories from The Sun 2008
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"halfe cours," in one of which the sun would be in Aries, and in the other in Taurus; and that when Chaucer says that "the yonge Sonne had in the Ram his halfe cours yronne," he meant that the _Aries half of the month of
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The first sign of the Zodiac, Aries is a passionate defender of the self and fueled by the element of fire.
All Things Girl » All Things Girl » Blog Archive » Embracing Aries 2008
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The first sign of the Zodiac, Aries is a passionate defender of the self and fueled by the element of fire.
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Alas, Aries is so-so in talking their way out of the clutches of the Gestapo.
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No, Aries is the one that gets through just before the constabulary put up the Highway Closed signs.
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No, Aries is the one that gets through just before the constabulary put up the Highway Closed signs.
Archive 2007-11-01 2007
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His sun is in Aries and his moon is in Sagittarius, the same combo as Vincent Van Gogh and Thomas Jefferson with whom he shares a birthday.
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