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LEO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Leo mean? 

LEO (noun)
  The noun LEO has 3 senses:

1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leoplay

2. a zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgoplay

3. the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22play

  Familiarity information: LEO used as a noun is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Leo; Lion

Hypernyms ("Leo" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Domain category:

astrology; star divination (a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

Meronyms (members of "Leo"):

Denebola (a star in Leo approximately 43 light years from Earth)

Regulus (the brightest star in Leo)

Holonyms ("Leo" is a part of...):

zodiac (a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes)


Sense 3

Meaning:

The fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Leo; Leo the Lion; Lion

Instance hypernyms:

house; mansion; planetary house; sign; sign of the zodiac; star sign ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)


 Context examples 


That will happen on or just a few days after the appearance of the full moon in Leo on February 8-9, plus or minus five days.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Astronomers at the Center for Space Exochemistry Data at the University College London in the United Kingdom used data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to find water vapor in the atmosphere of K2-18b, an exoplanet around a small red dwarf star about 110 light-years away in the constellation Leo.

(Hubble Finds Water Vapor on Habitable-Zone Exoplanet for 1st Time, NASA)

Because this full moon is in Leo, you may pay a little more than you expected, but you will love what you buy, now and forever.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Valentine’s Day could be a standout this year, as planets in fire signs like your Leo Sun will work to make this day for lovers sparkle brightly.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Leo rules toys, as well as nannies and caretakers—you may think of more, too.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Leo rules all things related to children too, including such areas as children’s clothing, books, games, lunch boxes, learning supplies, and teachers.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The full moon of February 8-9 will be in Leo at 20 degrees, and you will finish wiring or writing checks to cover bills at this time.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

If you work in one of these Leo industries, you will especially be in a position to take full advantage of this full moon.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

At the same time of this full moon, Mars will be in ideal angle to the Sun, Leo’s ruler, giving a double-dip of happiness to that lunar peak.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

This is the only full moon of the year in Leo, and it will crystalize something of great importance to you.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)



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