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taurus

/ˈtɑɹəs/

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What does taurus mean?

noun

  1. Someone with a Taurus star sign.
  2. An automobile model produced by the Ford Motor Company (1986-present).

proper noun

  1. A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a bull and containing the star Aldebaran.
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proper noun

  1. The zodiac sign for the bull, ruled by Venus and covering April 21 - May 21 (tropical astrology) or May 16 - June 15 (sidereal astrology).
  2. A mountain range in southern Anatolia, almost 4000 metres high and running parallel to the Mediterranean coast

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈtɑɹəs/

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The Twelfth House, symbolized by Taurus, represents the first expression of form of the human soul.
Thomas H. Burgoyne; Belle M. WagnerThe Light of Egypt; Or, The Science of the Soul and the Stars — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #1650
Buddha, or the sun in Taurus, was worshipped in the form of a bull.
Eliza Burt GambleThe God-Idea of the Ancients; Or, Sex in ReligionProject Gutenberg ebook #639
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After this Tigranes left Tigranocerta, a great city built by himself, and retired to Taurus, and called all his forces about him.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674
Canidius marching with his land army one way over the stage, and Taurus, the Lieutenant of Caesar, with his Army, the other way.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
“Mugitus veluti cum prima in praelia taurus Terrificos ciet, atque irasci in cornua tentat, Arboris obnixus trunco, ventospue lacessit Ictibus, et sparsa ad pugnum proludit arena.”
Michel de MontaigneEssays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteTranslated by Charles CottonProject Gutenberg ebook #3600