| aquarius | <astronomy> The Water-bearer; the eleventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of January; so called from the rains which prevail at that season in Italy and the East. A constellation south of Pegasus. Origin: L. Aquarius, adj, relating to water, and n, a water-carrier, fr. Aqua. See Aqua. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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