| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | hor·o·scope |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  hôr  -sk p , h r- |
| NOUN: | 1a. The aspect of the planets and stars at a given moment, such as the moment of a person's birth, used by astrologers. b. A diagram of the signs of the zodiac based on such an aspect. 2. An astrological forecast, as of a person's future, based on a diagram of the aspect of the planets and stars at a given moment. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Old French, from Latin hroscopus, from Greek hroskopos : hr , hour, season; see y r- in Appendix I + skopos, observer; see spek- in Appendix I.
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