Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Scorpius and Capricorn.
  • noun The ninth sign of the zodiac in astrology.
  • noun One who is born under this sign.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A southern zodiacal constellation and sign, the Archer, representing a centaur (originally doubtless some Babylonian divinity) drawing a bow. The constellation is situated east of Scorpio, and is, especially in the latitudes of the southern United States, a prominent object on summer evenings. The symbol of the constellation → shows the Archer's arrow and part of the bow.
  • noun In heraldry, the representation of a centaur carrying a bow and arrow.
  • noun [NL. (Vosmaer, 1769).] The typical genus of Sagittariidæ: so called, it is said, from the arrowy crest; the secretary-birds.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [♐] in almanacs; the Archer.
  • noun A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun astronomy : A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a centaur who is an archer.
  • proper noun astrology : The zodiac sign for the archer, ruled by Jupiter and covering November 23 - December 21 (tropical astrology) or December 16 - January 14 (sidereal astrology).
  • noun Someone with a Sagittarius star sign
  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Sagittariidae — the secretary bird.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun type genus of the Sagittariidae
  • noun the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21
  • noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius
  • noun a large zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Scorpius and Capricornus

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English, from Latin Sagittārius, from sagittārius, archer, from sagitta, arrow.]

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From Latin sagittārius ("archer").

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Latin sagittarius ("archer")

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Examples

  • SAGITTARIUS November 21-December 20: Mercury in Sagittarius could strain your credibility.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Christopher Renstrom 2010

  • Wealth making has been rather slim with Pluto in Sagittarius; in Capricorn, one of the money grubbing earth signs, better.

    Archive 2007-09-01 2007

  • Mozart had Sun Aquarius Moon in Sagittarius (same as Yoko Ono) “you have the qualities of an uncompromising intellectual; honesty, strong opinions, and a broad viewpoint on world affairs. … are impulsively quick to act on … ideas, advanced and revolutionary as they may sometimes be. … believe in getting things done, and done in shortest possible time, employing the most innovative methods … can devise.” from here.

    Amadeus and Marcos Baghdatis 2006

  • Mozart had Sun Aquarius Moon in Sagittarius (same as Yoko Ono) “you have the qualities of an uncompromising intellectual; honesty, strong opinions, and a broad viewpoint on world affairs. … are impulsively quick to act on … ideas, advanced and revolutionary as they may sometimes be. … believe in getting things done, and done in shortest possible time, employing the most innovative methods … can devise.” from here.

    Vitro Nasu » 2006 » January 2006

  • The new era of Aquarius which will last 2000 years, just like the past era of Pisces (from the birth of Christ onward); especially the Uranium constellation during the coming seven years and Pluto in Sagittarius will bring about very profound changes for mankind.

    Inviting spas in Cuernavaca, Mexico 1997

  • The new era of Aquarius which will last 2000 years, just like the past era of Pisces (from the birth of Christ onward); especially the Uranium constellation during the coming seven years and Pluto in Sagittarius will bring about very profound changes for mankind.

    Inviting spas in Cuernavaca, Mexico 1997

  • The new era of Aquarius which will last 2000 years, just like the past era of Pisces (from the birth of Christ onward); especially the Uranium constellation during the coming seven years and Pluto in Sagittarius will bring about very profound changes for mankind.

    Inviting spas in Cuernavaca, Mexico 1997

  • The most familiar, as it was the earliest of these, was Caxton's, and next to this must be placed what is usually described as the Sagittarius device.

    A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 Henry R. Plomer 1901

  • Chapter Feeds offers a sample from the Battlestar Galactica novel Sagittarius is Bleeding by Peter David.

    January 2007 2007

  • Chapter Feeds offers a sample from the Battlestar Galactica novel Sagittarius is Bleeding by Peter David.

    SF Tidbits for 1/25/07 2007

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