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Sagittarius definition

Sag·it·tari·us (saj′ə ter′ē əs)

noun

  1. a large S constellation in the brightest part of the Milky Way, beyond which lies the center of our galaxy; the Archer
  2. the ninth sign of the zodiac, entered by the sun about November 21
  3. a person born under this sign
    also Sagittarian Sag′·it·tar′ian

Etymology: ME < L sagittarius, archer < sagitta, arrow

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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