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virgo
/ˈvɝ.ɡoʊ/
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What does virgo mean?
noun
- Someone with a Virgo star sign.
proper noun
- A constellation in the zodiac, traditionally figured in the shape of a maiden holding an ear of wheat (represented by the bright binary star Spica).
- The zodiac sign for the virgin, ruled by Mercury, that covers August 23 – September 23 (tropical astrology) or September 16 – October 15 (sidereal astrology).
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proper noun
- A large-scale gravitational wave detector located in Pisa, Italy.
- A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈvɝ.ɡoʊ/
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The intellectual aspect of the sign Virgo forms a perfect analogy to the constellation, and is too evident for further remarks.
“Consurgit ad ictus, Et, quoties victor ferrum jugulo inserit, illa Delicias ait esse suas, pectusque jacentis Virgo modesta jubet converso pollice rumpi.”
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Here the vesper-bell interrupts his filthy and blasphemous eructations, and he turns up his eyes and folds his hands on his breast, mumbling “Plena gratia ave Virgo!”
Its evidence was that she was virgo intacta.
But at the time when the Zodiac was constituted and these names were given, the first date obviously would signalize the actual disappearance of the cluster Virgo in the Sun's rays--i.