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Definition of horoscope noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

horoscope

noun
 
/ˈhɒrəskəʊp/
 
/ˈhɔːrəskəʊp/
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  1. a prediction of what is going to happen to somebody in the future, based on the position of the stars and the planets when the person was born
    • Do you believe in horoscopes?
    • To cast someone's horoscope, you need to know their date and exact time of birth.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + horoscope
    • cast
    • read
    horoscope + verb
    • say something
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    Word OriginOld English: via Latin from Greek hōroskopos, from hōra ‘time’ + skopos ‘observer’.
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