Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The eighth sign of the zodiac in astrology.
- noun One who is born under this sign.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In zoology, a Linnean genus of arachnidans, equivalent to the modern order Scorpionida, used with various restrictions, now the type of the limited family Scorpionidæ. See
scorpion . - noun A constellation and the eighth sign of the zodiac, represented by the character ♏.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A scorpion.
- noun The eighth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the twenty-third day of October, marked thus [♏] in almanacs.
- noun A constellation of the zodiac containing the bright star Antares. It is drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a scorpion.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun astronomy :
Scorpius - proper noun astrology : The
zodiac sign for thescorpion , ruled by Mars and covering October 24 - November 22 (tropical astrology ) or November 16 - December 15 (sidereal astrology ). - noun Someone with a Scorpio
star sign
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
- noun the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Since I do not believe in luck or her less fortunate sister ill luck, I can assume the elders meant to warn us that during this period of time, the Magical Threshold (Scorpio is the sign of magic) that leads into the unknown is wide open.
Gahl Eden Sasson: Venus Retrograde in Scorpio: A Hell of a Time for Midterm Elections Gahl Eden Sasson 2010
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Since I do not believe in luck or her less fortunate sister ill luck, I can assume the elders meant to warn us that during this period of time, the Magical Threshold (Scorpio is the sign of magic) that leads into the unknown is wide open.
Gahl Eden Sasson: Venus Retrograde in Scorpio: A Hell of a Time for Midterm Elections Gahl Eden Sasson 2010
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Venus in Scorpio can see right through deception and her wrath can be bloody indeed if she catches you being insincere.
Gahl Eden Sasson: Venus Retrograde in Scorpio: A Hell of a Time for Midterm Elections Gahl Eden Sasson 2010
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Since Mars is also transiting in Scorpio, he will serve as her knight executing her bidding.
Gahl Eden Sasson: Venus Retrograde in Scorpio: A Hell of a Time for Midterm Elections Gahl Eden Sasson 2010
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Since Mars is also transiting in Scorpio, he will serve as her knight executing her bidding.
Gahl Eden Sasson: Venus Retrograde in Scorpio: A Hell of a Time for Midterm Elections Gahl Eden Sasson 2010
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Venus, the planet symbolizing money, relationships and diplomacy, starts her retrograde motion in Scorpio, the sign of death and transformation.
Gahl Eden Sasson: Venus Retrograde in Scorpio: A Hell of a Time for Midterm Elections Gahl Eden Sasson 2010
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Venus, the planet symbolizing money, relationships and diplomacy, starts her retrograde motion in Scorpio, the sign of death and transformation.
Gahl Eden Sasson: Venus Retrograde in Scorpio: A Hell of a Time for Midterm Elections Gahl Eden Sasson 2010
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Robert Scorpio is not the commissioner his brother Mac Scorpio is.
James Franco Makes His ‘General Hospital’ Debut, And Here’s Your Recap » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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Venus in Scorpio can see right through deception and her wrath can be bloody indeed if she catches you being insincere.
Gahl Eden Sasson: Venus Retrograde in Scorpio: A Hell of a Time for Midterm Elections Gahl Eden Sasson 2010
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Since I do not believe in luck or her less fortunate sister ill luck, I can assume the elders meant to warn us that during this period of time, the Magical Threshold (Scorpio is the sign of magic) that leads into the unknown is wide open.
Gahl Eden Sasson: Venus Retrograde in Scorpio: A Hell of a Time for Midterm Elections Gahl Eden Sasson 2010
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