horoscope

«horoscope» in Mova's school dictionary: A short prediction about someone's life and future based… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a horoscope, horoscopes)

meaning for a pupil

A short prediction about someone's life and future based on the position of the stars and planets when they were born; often printed in magazines for each star sign. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons, horoscopes are an example of something that is not science: astrology is not the same as astronomy, and there is no evidence that stars decide people's lives. In everyday life, people read them for fun. Phrases: «read your horoscope», «star sign».

examples

• Mum reads her horoscope in the magazine for fun. tree →
• My horoscope said I would have a lucky day. tree →
• Horoscopes are not scientific. tree →
• Astronomy is the science of stars; astrology and horoscopes are not. tree →
• The same horoscope is printed for millions of people. tree →
• Don't make important choices because of a horoscope. tree →
• Thus passed full ten years, as prophesied in the horoscope. tree →

note

Countable: horoscopes. Trap: astronomy (science) ≠ astrology (horoscopes). Horoscopes use vague words that seem true for almost anyone — a trick of the mind.

In the corpora

• Fortune tellers and horoscopes use general statements that fit almost anyone; there is no evidence they predict the future.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «horoscope» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.