the zodiac

noun

: an area in the sky that the sun, moon, and planets appear to travel through viewed as a belt of 12 constellations
the 12 signs of the zodiac

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Scorpios are the edgy girls of the zodiac world, and as such, their wedding jewelry should cause a scene, Wegman says. Kelsey Stiegman, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026 Libra is an air sign and the seventh sign of the zodiac. ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026 Another consequence of this motion, sometimes referred to as the precession of the equinoxes, is that today the constellations of the zodiac no longer align with the traditional dates associated with them. Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026 Now, those who swear by the zodiac have the chance to wear their cosmic sign on their wrists, in the form of 18k white gold or 18k yellow gold bracelets. Micaela English, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the zodiac

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“The zodiac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20zodiac. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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