Link Centre Dictionary

horoscope

ho·ros·cope

UK/ˈhɒ.ɹə.skəʊp/ US/ˈhɔ.ɹəˌskoʊp/ fairly common

noun

1.

a prediction of someone''s future based on the relative positions of the planets

2.

a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French horoscope, from Medieval Latin horoscopus, from Ancient Greek ὡροσκόπος (hōroskópos), from ὥρα (hṓra, “any limited time”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”). By surface analysis, horo- + -scope.

Related words

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.