zodiac-sign, n.

zodiac-sign
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zodiac-signnoun

## Factsheet

### Where does the noun zodiac-sign come from?

Earliest known use

1880s

The earliest known use of the noun zodiac-sign is in the 1880s.

OED's only evidence for zodiac-sign is from 1883, in Encyclopædia Britannica.

### Nearby entries

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2. zob, n. 1911–
3. zocalo, n. 1884–
4. zocco, n. 1664–1723
5. zocle, n. 1704–
6. zoco, n. 1892–
7. zodiac, n. 1390–
8. zodiacal, adj. 1576–
9. zodiac line, n. 1590
10. zodiac ring, n. 1895–
11. zodiac-sign, n.1883–
12. zodiographer, n. 1650
13. zoea, n. 1828–
14. zoeal, adj.?1870–
15. zoetrope, n. 1866–
16. zographer, n. 1570
17. zography, n. 1570
18. zograscope, n. 1753–
19. Zohar, n. 1682–
20. zoic, adj. 1863–
21. -zoic, comb. form¹

## Meaning & use

1. 1883–
   See zodiac n. Compounds.
   1. 1883

      > The similar zodiac-signs of the Old World.

      Encyclopædia Britannica vol. XVI. 212/2

Originally published as part of the entry for zodiac, n.

zodiac, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.