Link Centre Dictionary

Scorpio

scor·pio

UK/ˈskɔːpɪəʊ/ US/ˈskɔːɹpɪoʊ/ uncommon

noun

1.

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio

Synonyms
2.
3.

the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21

Synonyms

Origin

From Latin scorpiō (“scorpion”), from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos), calque of Akkadian 𒀯𒄈𒋰 (zuqaqīpu, “scorpion; constellation name”), calque of Sumerian 𒀯𒄈𒋰 (ᴹᵁᴸGIR₂.TAB). Doublet of scorpion.

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Parts

Part of

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.