horoscope

noun
/ˈhɒ.ɹə.skəʊp/UK/ˈhɔ.ɹəˌskoʊp/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French horoscope, from Medieval Latin horoscopus, from Ancient Greek ὡροσκόπος (hōroskópos), from ὥρα (hṓra, “any limited time”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”). By surface analysis, horo- + -scope.

  1. derived from ὡροσκόπος
  2. derived from horoscopus
  3. borrowed from horoscope

Definitions

  1. The position of the planets and stars at the moment of someone's birth

    The position of the planets and stars at the moment of someone's birth; a diagram of such positions.

  2. An astrological forecast of a person's future based on such information.

    • We must talk of the force of circumstances, of imperative necessity, and find fault with the cruel horoscope which ordained such a fate.
    • "Ah, min hart! And what day was it?" "How curious you are! Do you want to cast my horoscope?"

The neighborhood

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