Virgo

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Vir·go / ˈvərgō/ 1. Astron. a large constellation (the Virgin), said to represent a maiden or goddess associated with the harvest. It contains several bright stars, the brightest of which is Spica, and a dense cluster of galaxies. ∎  [as genitive] (Vir·gi·nis / ˈvərjənis/ ) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Gamma Virginis. 2. Astrol. the sixth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about August 23. ∎  (a Virgo) (pl. -gos) a person born when the sun is in this sign.DERIVATIVES: Vir·go·an / -gōən/ n. & adj. (in sense 2).

Virgo

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Virgo a large constellation (the Virgin), said to represent a maiden or goddess associated with the harvest. It contains several bright stars, the brightest of which is Spica, and a dense cluster of galaxies.

In astrology, Virgo is the sixth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about 23 August.

Virgo

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Virgo (Virgin) Equatorial constellation on the ecliptic between Leo and Libra. It lies in a region of the sky that has many galaxies and galaxy clusters. The brightest star is the first-magnitude Alpha Virginis, or Spica.

Virgo

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Virgo constellation lying between Leo and Libra; sixth sign of the zodiac. XIV. — L., ‘virgin’.

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