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   Aquarius

   /əˈkwɛːrɪəs/

   • 1. a large constellation (the Water Carrier or Water Bearer), said to represent a man pouring water from a jar. It contains no bright stars but has several planetary nebulae.
   • 2. the eleventh sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about 21 January.

   noun

   • 1. a person born when the sun is in the sign of Aquarius.

   adjective

   • 1. used with preceding Greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation Aquarius: "the star Alpha Aquarii"

   Word Origin Latin aquarius ‘of water’, used as a noun to mean ‘water carrier’. Aquarii is the Latin genitive form of Aquarius.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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