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pisces

noun

Simple meaning

The zodiac sign for the fish.

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pyseez

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ˈpaɪsiz

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Definition

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noun

  1. astrology

    The zodiac sign for the fish, supposed to be ruled by Neptune or Jupiter and to influence events occurring between February 20 and March 20 (tropical) or, less often, between March 15 and April 14 (sidereal).

  2. astrology

    The twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20

  3. astronomy

    The Fish, a Greco-Roman constellation of the zodiac named for its presumed resemblance to a pair of fish

  4. A group of vertebrates comprising both cartilaginous and bony fishes and sometimes including the jawless vertebrates; not used technically

  5. Someone with a Pisces astrological sign.

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