Chinese zodiac

noun

A classification scheme that assigns an animal to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle.

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Meanings

noun
  1. A classification scheme that assigns an animal to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle.
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Chinese zodiac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20zodiac

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