Libra Definition

lēbrə
librae, libras
noun

Pound.

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An ancient Roman unit of weight, equal to about 12 ounces.
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A former gold coin of Peru.
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A S constellation between Virgo and Scorpius; the Scales; the Balance.
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A unit of weight in Spain, and various Latin American countries, equal to about one pound.
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Synonyms:
  • balance
  • Libra the Scales
  • Libra the Balance
pronoun

(astronomy): A constellation of the zodiac, supposedly shaped like a set of scales.

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(astrology): The astrological sign for the scales, ruled by Venus and covering September 24 - October 23 (tropical astrology) or October 16 - November 16 (sidereal astrology).

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Other Word Forms of Libra

Noun

Singular:
libra
Plural:
libras

Origin of Libra

  • Middle English from Latin Lībra from lībra balance, the constellation Libra

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin lÄ«bra (“scales, balance").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Latin lībra

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin libra.

    From Wiktionary

Libra Sentence Examples

  • In the zodiac of Merton College, Oxford, Libra is represented by a judge in his robes and Pisces by the dolphin of Fitzjames, warden of the college, 1482-1507.6 The great rose-windows of the Early Gothic period were frequently painted with zodiacal emblems; and some frescoes in the cathedral of Cologne contain the signs, each with an attendant angel, just as they were depicted on the vault of the church at Mount Athos.

  • In Bryzantine times in Egypt glass was used for coin-weights (30), averaging 68.0 for the solidus = 4896 for the libra.

  • Both Libra and the sign it eventually superseded thus owned a Chaldaean birthplace.

  • Reminiscences of the Greek signs of Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, Capricornus and Pisces are obvious severally in the Hindu Two Faces, Lion's Tail, Beam of a Balance, Arrow, Gazelle's Head (figured as a marine nondescript) and Fish.

  • Thus Mercury, as the planet nearest the sun, obtained Virgo, the sign adjacent to Leo, with the corresponding lunar house in Gemini; Venus had Libra (solar) and Taurus (lunar); and so for the rest.

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Words Starting With

LLILIB

Words Ending With

ARABRA

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Words Starting With L and Ending With A

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