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The definition of a horoscope is an astrological forecast for a day, week, month or year based on the position of the stars and planets at a specific point in time.

(noun)

An example of a horoscope is the prediction for a Gemini's life and loves on a specific date.

See horoscope in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the position of the planets and stars with relation to one another at a given time, esp. at the time of a person's birth, regarded in astrology as determining one's destiny
a chart of the zodiacal signs and the positions of the planets, etc.
a forecast based on such a chart, usually a set of twelve predictions for the twelve signs of the zodiac

Origin: Fr < L horoscopus < Gr hōroskopos, observer of the hour of birth < hōra, hour + skopos, watcher, by metathesis < IE *spokos < base *spek-, to spy

Related Forms:

horoscopic adjective
horoscopy noun

See horoscope in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. 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.
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.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin hōroscopus

Origin: , from Greek hōroskopos

Origin: : hōrā, hour, season; see yēr- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + skopos, observer; see spek- in Indo-European roots

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