zodiac

noun/ˈzoʊdiæk/

Frequency rank: #8,538 most common English word

Meaning

a belt of the sky divided into twelve signs, used in astrology to represent cycles of time and personality types.

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Example sentence

She was excited to learn which animal represents her sign in the Chinese zodiac.

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