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Nov 29, 2009
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Pis•ces



Pronunciation: (pī'sēz, pis'ēz), [key]
—n.,
—gen. Pis•ci•umPronunciation: (pish'ē-um), [key] for 1.
1. Astron.the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
2. Astrol.
a. the twelfth sign of the zodiac: the mutable water sign. See illus. under zodiac.
b. a person born under this sign, usually between February 19th and March 20th.
3. the class of vertebrates comprising the fish and sometimes including, in certain classifications, the cyclostomes.

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