Definition of "zodiac" []

• Astronomy A band of the celestial sphere extending about 8° to either side of the ecliptic that represents the path of the principal planets, the moon, and the sun. (noun)
• In astrology, this band divided into 12 equal parts called signs, each 30° wide, bearing the name of a constellation for which it was originally named but with which it no longer coincides owing to the precession of the equinoxes. (noun)
• A diagram or figure representing the zodiac. (noun)
• A complete circuit; a circle. (noun)

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• "The zodiac is a useful Jungian shorthand, if not a divine predictor of behavior; and courtesy of arbitrary coincidence or heavenly mandate, I'm a sterling example of a Leo personality - for all the good and bad that comes with it."
• "That, now, is what old Bowditch in his Epitome calls the zodiac, and what my almanack below calls ditto."
• "That, now, is what old Bowditch in his Epitome calls the zodiac, and what my almanac below calls ditto."