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Meaning of Virgo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈvɜː.ɡəʊ

Definitions

  1. 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).
  2. Someone with a Virgo star sign
  3. The zodiac sign for the virgin, ruled by Mercury, that covers August 23 – September 23 (tropical astrology) or September 16 – October 15 (sidereal astrology).
  4. A large-scale gravitational wave detector located in Pisa, Italy.
  5. A surname.

Equivalents

Afrikaans maagd
العربية السنبلة العذراء بُرْج الْعَذْرَاء سنبل عذراء
Azərbaycanca qız
Български дева
Bosanski devica дева девица
Català verge
Čeština panna
Cymraeg Yr Wyryf
Dansk jomfru jomfruen
Deutsch Jungfrau
Ελληνικά παρθένος
Español virgo
فارسی خوشه دوشیزه
Suomi neitsyt
Français vierge
עברית בתולה
हिन्दी कन्या कन्या तारामंडल
Hrvatski devica дева девица
Magyar szűz
Հայերեն կույս
Bahasa Indonesia Sunbulat
Italiano vergine
日本語 おとめ座 乙女座 処女宮
ქართული ქალწული
Қазақша бикеш
ខ្មែរ កញ្ញា
한국어 쌍녀궁 처녀(處女)자리 처녀궁 처녀성좌 처녀자리
Latina virgo
Lëtzebuergesch Jongfra
Lietuvių Mergelė
Latviešu jaunava
Македонски девица
Malti verġni
မြန်မာဘာသာ ကန်
Nederlands maagd
Polski panna
Português virgem virginiano Virgo
Română fecioară
Русский дева
Slovenčina panna
Slovenščina devica
Shqip Virgjëresha
Српски devica дева девица
Svenska jungfru Jungfrun
Kiswahili Mashuke Sumbula
తెలుగు కన్య కన్యారాశి
ไทย กันย์
Tagalog dalaga
Türkçe Başak
Українська діва
Tiếng Việt Xử Nữ

Examples

“Now, masters, draw. [They shoot.] O, well said, Lucius! Good boy, in Virgo’s lap.”
“The constellation Virgo is a Y-shaped group, of which α, the star at the foot, is the well-known Spica, a star of the first magnitude. [...] The whole resembles more a cup than the human figure; but when we remember the symbolic meaning of the cup, that seems to be an obvious explanation of the name Virgo, which the constellation has borne since the earliest times.”
“In February 2016, scientists announced that the first direct observation of gravitational waves had been made using just the two LIGO detectors. That was followed by a second announcement in June 2016. Because Virgo was undergoing an extensive upgrade, it was not operating during these first observations.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

virgo intacta Virgo SC Virgo Supercluster Virgoan Virgoneza Virgos

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