zodiacal

English

Etymology

zodiac + -al

Adjective

zodiacal (comparative more zodiacal, superlative most zodiacal)

  1. (astronomy, astrology) Of or pertaining to the zodiac.
    • 1683, Thomas Browne, “Observations upon Several Plants Mention’d in Scripture” in Certain Miscellany Tracts, London: Charles Mearn, p. 3,
      [] in some passages of the Old Testament they think they discover the Zodiacal course of the Sun []
    • 1912, Mary Webb Artois (translator), Through the Desert by Henryk Sienkiewicz, New York: Benziger Brothers, Chapter 14,
      For several evenings the pale twinkling of the somber zodiacal stars lighted up the west side of the heavens for some time after the sun had set.
    • 1959, Muriel Spark, Memento Mori, New York: New Directions, 2000, Chapter 2,
      She knew by heart everyone’s Zodiacal sign.

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Translations


French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

zodiacal (feminine singular zodiacale, masculine plural zodiacaux, feminine plural zodiacales)

  1. zodiacal

Further reading


Galician

Adjective

zodiacal m or f (plural zodiacais)

  1. zodiacal

Portuguese

Etymology

From zodíaco + -al.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /zo.ˌd͡ʒi.a.ˈkaw/

Adjective

zodiacal m or f (plural zodiacais, not comparable)

  1. (astrology) zodiacal (of or pertaining to the zodiac)

Spanish

Etymology

From zodiaco + -al.

Adjective

zodiacal (plural zodiacales)

  1. zodiacal

Derived terms

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