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zodiac (s) (noun), zodiacs (pl)
Literally, a “circle of animal figures”; a narrow band in the sky in which the movements of the major planets, Sun, and Moon take place: The zodiac is astrologically divided into twelve sections named for the major constellations which are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.
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zodiac (s) (noun), zodiacs (pl)
The band-like area of the celestial sphere, about 8° north and south of the ecliptic: The dominant belief that the zodiac of the sky contain twelve zodiacal constellations through which the paths of the Sun, Moon, and planets appear to move.
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