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Scorpion

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English

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The constellation Scorpio(n)

Etymology

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From the animal scorpion, from Latin scorpio (scorpion).

Proper noun

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the Scorpion

  1. The constellation and zodiacal sign Scorpio.
    • 1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. [], London: [] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker []; [a]nd by Robert Boulter []; [a]nd Matthias Walker, [], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: [], London: Basil Montagu Pickering [], 1873, →OCLC:
      And now thir way to Earth they had descri'd, / To Paradise first tending, when behold / Satan in likeness of an Angel bright / Betwixt the Centaure and the Scorpion stearing / His Zenith, while the Sun in Aries rose []
    • 1821, Thomas Kerigan, The young navigator's guide to the sidereal and planetary parts of nautical astronomy, page 73:
      Ras Alhague is [] nearly due north of Lesath, in the tail of the Scorpion, at the distance of 51 degrees: []
    • 1924, EM Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin, published 2005, page 123:
      Smiling proudly, he glanced outward at the country, which was still invisible except as a dark movement in the darkness; then upwards at the sky, where the stars of the sprawling Scorpion had begun to pale.

Noun

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Scorpion (plural Scorpions)

  1. Someone with the Scorpio star sign.

Adjective

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Scorpion (not comparable)

  1. (astrology) Of or relating to the Scorpio star sign.

Translations

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French

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Etymology

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From Latin scorpiōnem (scorpion).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /skɔʁ.pjɔ̃/
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Proper noun

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Scorpion m

  1. (astrology) the celestial constellation Scorpio
  2. (astronomy) the zodiac sign Scorpio

See also

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Zodiac signs in French (layout · text)
Bélier Taureau Gémeaux Cancer
Lion Vierge Balance Scorpion
Sagittaire Capricorne Verseau Poissons

Anagrams

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Romanian

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The constellation Scorpio(n)

Etymology

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Borrowed from French scorpion, from Latin scorpio (scorpion).

Proper noun

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Scorpion

  1. (astronomy, astrology) Scorpio

See also

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Zodiac signs in Romanian (layout · text)
Berbec Taur Gemeni Rac
Leu Fecioară Balanță Scorpion
Săgetator Capricorn Vărsător Pești