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Aquarius   /əkwˈɛriəs/   Listen
Aquarius

noun
1.
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius.  Synonym: Water Bearer.
2.
A zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and Pisces.
3.
The eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18.  Synonyms: Aquarius the Water Bearer, Water Bearer.





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"Aquarius" Quotes from Famous Books



... Jupiter is said to have made Ganymede his cup-bearer is difficult to conjecture, unless we suppose that he had served his father, in that employment at the Trojan court. The poets say that he was placed by the Gods among the Constellations, where he shines as Aquarius, or ...
— The Metamorphoses of Ovid - Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes - and Explanations • Publius Ovidius Naso
... think what a turn has been given to our whole Society by the fact that we live under the sign of Aquarius,—that our climate is essentially wet. A mere arbitrary distinction, like the walking-swords of yore, might have remained the symbol of foresight and respectability, had not the raw mists and dropping showers of our island pointed the inclination of ...
— The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) • Robert Louis Stevenson


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