Taurus
See also: taurus
English
editAries | Gemini | |
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Pronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Latin Taurus (from taurus (“bull”)), from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος (Taûros); compare Aramaic תּוֹר (tor), Arabic ثَوْر (ṯawr). Latin taurus (“bull”) is a doublet of steer, tur, Tavros, and Tarvos.
Proper noun
editTaurus (symbol ♉︎)
- (astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a bull and containing the star Aldebaran.
- Meronym: Crab Nebula
- c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:
- See, see, thou hast shot off one of Taurus' horns.
- (astrology) The zodiac sign for the bull, ruled by Venus and covering April 21 - May 21 (tropical astrology) or May 16 - June 15 (sidereal astrology).
- (automobile) An automobile model produced by the Ford Motor Company (1986-present).
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editconstellation
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Noun
editTaurus (plural Tauruses)
- Someone with a Taurus star sign
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editSomeone with a Taurus star sign
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Etymology 2
editFrom Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος (Taûros)
Proper noun
editTaurus
- A mountain range in southern Anatolia, almost 4000 metres high and running parallel to the Mediterranean coast
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editmountain range
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editZodiac signs in English · zodiac (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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Aries | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer | ||||||||
Leo | Virgo | Libra | Scorpio | ||||||||
Sagittarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces |
Portuguese
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from Latin Taurus.
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editTaurus m
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