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Translingual edit
Alternative forms edit
The symbol may have a single hump, rather than two, with the loop crossing the second downward stroke, or have three downward strokes but with the third ending in a tail, like the letter ɱ, without a crossing loop.
Etymology edit
Unknown, but it has been suggested that the symbol derives from a letter M for (the Virgin) Mary in the Middle Ages, though the sign had earlier been identified with the goddess Ceres/Demeter. It has also been suggested to be a ligature of Greek παρ (par), for Ancient Greek παρθένος (parthénos, “maiden”).
Symbol edit
♍︎
- (astrology) The symbol for the sign Virgo.
- (astronomy, rare) The symbol for the constellation Virgo.
- (rare) August[1]
- (alchemy, archaic) distillation
- Synonym: 🝠
Text style |
Emoji style |
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♍︎ | ♍️ |
Note: Character's appearance may be different on each system. Text style is forced with ︎ and emoji style with ️ |
See also edit
Zodiac signs (translingual) (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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ariēs | taurus | geminī | cancer | ||||||||
leō | virgō | lībra | scorpiō | ||||||||
sagittārius | capricornus | aquārius | piscēs |
References edit
- ^ Rudolf Koch (1955 [1930]) The Book of Signs. Dover, p. 55