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libocedrus |
libocedrus bidwillii |
libocedrus decurrens |
libocedrus plumosa |
libra
| libra the balance
| libra the scales
| libral
| librarian
| librarianship
libra
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun libra has 3 senses
- libra(n = noun.person) balance - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra; Array is a kind of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
- libra(n = noun.object) Array - a small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Virgo and Scorpius; Array is a part of zodiac
- libra(n = noun.location) balance, libra the balance, libra the scales - the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22; Array is a kind of house, mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign
is a kind of constellation
CIDE DICTIONARY
libra, n. [L., a balance.].
The Balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the autumnal equinox in September, marked thus 1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
libra, n.
1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure of scales.
2 a the seventh sign of the zodiac (the Balance or Scales). b a person born when the sun is in this sign.
1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure of scales.
2 a the seventh sign of the zodiac (the Balance or Scales). b a person born when the sun is in this sign.
Derivative
Libran n. & adj.
Etymology
ME f. L, orig. = pound weight
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