Aries
English
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Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛə.ɹiːz/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛɚ.iz/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛəɹiz
- Homophone: Ares
Proper noun
Aries (symbol ♈︎)
- (astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a ram.
- c. 1588–1593, William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act IV, scene iii]:
- The Bull, being gall’d, gave Aries such a knock / That down fell both the Ram’s horns in the court.
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- (astrology) The zodiac sign for the ram, ruled by Mars and covering March 20 - April 20 (tropical astrology) or April 15 - May 15 (sidereal astrology).
- Antonym: Libra
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Translations
constellation
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astrological sign
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Translations
Someone with an Aries star sign
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See also
Etymology 2
Two main origins:
- Scottish habitational surname from either of two minor places in Kirkcudbrightshire.
- Borrowed from French Ariès, from the medieval personal name Yrieix.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Aries is the 39212th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 561 individuals. Aries is most common among Hispanic/Latino (48.84%) and White (43.32%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Aries”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 54.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɾjes/ [ˈa.ɾjes]
- Rhymes: -aɾjes
- Syllabification: A‧ries
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