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Water Bearer

Water Bearer proper noun: the constellation and zodiacal sign Aquarius.

Proper noun

the Water Bearer

  1. The constellation and zodiacal sign Aquarius.
    • The constellation Pegasus, the horse, whose head joins that of Aquarius, the water-bearer, accounts for the fable that Neptune assumed the figure of a horse, and for horses being sacrificed to him.1862, [Frances Rolleston], Mazzaroth, or, The Constellations, London: Rivingtons, page 85
    • It was a stone cherub pouring water from an urn, the sign of Aquarius, the Water Bearer!1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 146

Origin of Water Bearer

Calque of Latin Aquarius.

Questions about Water Bearer

What does Water Bearer mean?
Water Bearer means the constellation and zodiacal sign Aquarius.
What part of speech is Water Bearer?
Water Bearer is a proper noun.

Words near Water Bearer in the dictionary

  1. water batteries
  2. water battery
  3. water bead
  4. water beads
  5. water bear
  6. Water Bearer
  7. water bears
  8. water bed
  9. water beds
  10. water beech
  11. water beetle

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