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LIBRA
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Irregular inflected form: librae
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22
Synonyms:
Balance; Libra; Libra the Balance; Libra the Scales
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
house; mansion; planetary house; sign; sign of the zodiac; star sign ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Virgo and Scorpius
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Holonyms ("Libra" is a part of...):
zodiac (a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra
Synonyms:
Balance; Libra
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Libra" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Domain category:
astrology; star divination (a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)
Context examples:
Mars will be in Libra as you enter November, a place Mars entered last month.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The same is true if you have zero or one degree of Libra rising.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
This is a month when dreams come true, so, dear Libra, reach for the stars.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Once Mars leaves Libra, Mars will energize your tenth house of career honors, awards, and achievements.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Mars will exert a cheerful vibe for you in Libra, an air sign that blends beautifully with your fire-sign Sun.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
If your birthday falls on October 12, plus or minus four days, you will feel this full moon more than your Libra friends, and you will get a double-dip of pleasure.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
At the same time as the full moon, Mars in Libra (a fine place for Mars to be to help you) and benefic Jupiter will work in collaboration.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Venus will spend a lot of time in fire-sign Sagittarius, your third house of quick jaunts, until November 25, a friendly sign that blends well with your air-sign Libra Sun.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Jupiter was conjunct Uranus in Libra, an air sign, when the United States made the exciting moon landing on July 20, 1969.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
If you have a natal planet in Gemini, Libra, Aquarius, Aries, Leo, or Sagittarius within five degrees of 20 degrees, then that planet will be lit up brilliantly—take note of what happens.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
