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Pisces
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Pis·ces
/ ˈpīsēz/
1.
Astron.
a large constellation (the Fish or Fishes), said to represent a pair of fish tied together by their tails.
∎ [as genitive] (Pis·ci·um
/ ˈpishēəm/ )
used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation:
the star Alpha Piscium.
2.
Astrol.
the twelfth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about February 20.
∎ (a Pisces)
(pl. same)
a person born when the sun is in this sign.
DERIVATIVES:
Pis·ce·an
/ -sēən/ n. & adj.
(in sense 2).
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Pisces IV offers in-depth learning experience
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 11/16/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Research Laboratory's emergency submersible Pisces IV is going to sea to fill in for its sister sub, Pisces V. The laboratory's ship, Ka'imikai...undersea volcano Loihi off the Big Island. Pisces V, normally used for the laboratory's...
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Xenos supports real-estate market with PISCES membership; Real estate market must prepare for electronic exchange standards.
M2 Presswire; 9/19/2006; 700+ words
; ...2006-Xenos: Xenos supports real-estate market with PISCES membership; Real estate market must prepare for electronic...announced today that it has become an associate member for PISCES. PISCES is a non-profit organisation responsible for developing...
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Land registry joins PISCES open standards organisation.
M2 Presswire; 1/7/2008; 693 words
; ...UK Government: Land registry joins PISCES open standards organisation(C)1994...membership of the e-business standards body PISCES (Property Information Systems Common...are delighted to sign up as members of PISCES and look forward to a productive partnership...
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Lonely Planet Purchases Pisces Books From Gulf Publishing.
Business Wire; 7/31/1997; 700+ words
; ...travelers, has announced the acquisition of Pisces Books, the country's leading diving...snorkeling series, from Gulf Publishing. Pisces Books consist of 55 titles, featuring...Cozumel and Scotland. In addition, Pisces publishes how-to guides for snorkeling...
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The PISCES project.
M2 Presswire; 12/2/2009; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-2 December 2009-WWF: The PISCES project(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:01122009 WWF's new PISCES project is bringing together everyone...protection. That's where a project like PISCES comes in. PISCES stands for Partnerships...
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Calvis extends PISCES portfolio with the launch of PropertyIdeal.
M2 Presswire; 9/13/2002; 700+ words
; ...September 2002-Calvis: Calvis extends PISCES portfolio with the launch of PropertyIdeal...2002, a new addition to its suite of PISCES based business applications. PropertyIdeal...service. PropertyIdeal is built upon PISCES, the real estate standard for common...
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Pisces is elusive catch for this Scorpio
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/27/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...confused trying to understand a female Pisces (Feb. 26-Mar. 19). Our relationship...There is great affinity between you and Pisces - and her secretive, mysterious nature...the fascination. The problem is that Pisces' indecisiveness and her mysteriousness...
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GONE IN 60 SECONDS; Survivors tell how 5 died after stricken Pisces filled with water before sinking.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 11/16/2005; 700+ words
; ...Byline: By PAT FLANAGAN SURVIVORS of the Pisces boat tragedy told yesterday of their terror...Five people drowned when the ill- fated Pisces sank off the Co Wexford coast three years...saw no lifeboat or lifejackets on the Pisces. Prosecution barrister Paul O'Higgins...
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PISCES REAPPEARS IN MARKET
News Wire article from: AsiaInfo Services; 9/8/2006; 328 words
; AsiaInfo Services 09-08-2006 PISCES Reappears in Market BEIJING, Sep 08, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- PISCES, once an active player in the early...hibernation. Yu Lixin, starter of PISCES computer, and the manager of Beijing...
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 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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pisces.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 6/29/2009; 700+ words
; ...hassle yourself! It's not so bad then, Pisces because surely, if you're saying it...your social life is on the up and single Pisces continue to blossom, at least those who...promotion. Love is on its way for single Pisces, more towards August. But don't despair...
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Pisces
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Pisces [Lat.,=the fishes], constellation...one of the constellations of the zodiac . Pisces is traditionally depicted as two fishes...was located c.2,000 years ago) into Pisces. There are no exceptionally bright stars...
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Hypsicles of Alexandria
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...time in which Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, and Gemini rise (10...and that the quadrants Capricornus-Pisces and Aries-Gemini each require 75 degrees...Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, and Pisces are in the same series. With the help...
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Astrological Signs
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...and the water triplicity, containing Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces. The signs are further divided into diurnal and nocturnal...furious; in Leo, fierce and aggressive. Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are called fruitful or prolific; and Gemini, Leo, and Virgo...
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Aries
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Taurus and Pisces; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac . It contains...precession of the equinoxes has since shifted the vernal equinox into Pisces. Aries reaches its highest point in the evening sky in December...
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New Age
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...Depending upon the astrological system one uses, the sun is making the transition from the sign of Pisces to that of Aquarius sometime in this century. Pisces, the fish sign, is often associated with Christianity, in which the fish is frequently used...
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