Meaning & use
zodiac
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A belt of the sky divided into twelve equal sections, each named after a constellation, traditionally used in astrology to determine a person's star sign.
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According to the zodiac, people born in late July fall under the sign of Leo.
Ancient astronomers mapped the zodiac to track the movement of planets across the sky.
A note on using this word
While rooted in ancient astronomy, "zodiac" today is most commonly encountered in the context of astrology and horoscopes rather than scientific star-mapping.
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