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Taurus

Syllabification: (Tau·rus)
Pronunciation: /ˈtôrəs/
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Definition of Taurus
  • 1 Astronomy a constellation (the Bull), said to represent a bull with brazen feet that was tamed by Jason. Its many bright stars include Aldebaran (the bull’s eye), and it contains the Crab Nebula and the star clusters of the Hyades and the Pleiades.
  • (as genitive Tauri /ˈtôrē, ˈtôrī/) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation:the star Beta Tauri
  • 2 Astrology the second sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters on about April 21.
  • (a Taurus) a person born when the sun is in the sign of Taurus.

Derivatives

Taurean

noun & adjective

Origin:

Latin

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