Meanings
- astrologyThe constellation and zodiacal sign Aquarius.
It was a stone cherub pouring water from an urn, the sign of Aquarius, the Water Bearer!
1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 1461 more example
The constellation Pegasus, the horse, whose head joins that of Aquarius, the water-bearer, accounts for the fable that Neptune assumed the figure of a horse, and for horses being sacrificed to him.
1862, [Frances Rolleston], Mazzaroth, or, The Constellations, London: Rivingtons, page 85
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- LatinAquarius
- EnglishWater Bearer
Calque of Latin Aquarius.
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