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horoscope.

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

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɒ.ɹə.skəʊp/UK/ˈhɔ.ɹəˌskoʊp/General-American
  1. 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.

Where this word comes from

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.

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