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leo
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun leo has 3 senses
- leo(n = noun.person) lion - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo; Array is a kind of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
- leo(n = noun.object) Array - a zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo; Array is a part of zodiac
- leo(n = noun.location) leo the lion, lion - the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22; Array is a kind of house, mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign
is a kind of constellation
CIDE DICTIONARY
leo, n. [L. See Lion.].
- The Lion, the fifth sign of the zodiac, marked thus [
1913 Webster] - A northern constellation east of Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus at the end of the handle of the Sickle. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
leo, n. (pl. -os)
1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure of a lion.
2 a the fifth sign of the zodiac (the Lion). b a person born when the sun is in this sign.
1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure of a lion.
2 a the fifth sign of the zodiac (the Lion). b a person born when the sun is in this sign.
Etymology
OE f. L, = LION
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