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Scorpio the Scorpion

Scorpio the Scorpion

6.6
A star sign for people born from about October 23 to November 21 shown as a scorpion
  • noun
  • /ˈskɔrpiˌoʊ ðə ˈskɔrpɪən/
translation icon : Escorpio
  • The sun enters Scorpio the Scorpion around October 23rd each year.

Examples

  • People born under Scorpio the Scorpion are said to be passionate and determined.

  • Astrologers believe that Scorpio the Scorpion brings intensity and transformation.

  • People born under Scorpio the Scorpion are often seen as intense.

  • Are you a Scorpio the Scorpion?

  • According to astrology, Scorpio the Scorpion symbolizes ambition and emotional depth.

  • Those who are born under the sign of Scorpio the Scorpion are often considered to be mysterious and intuitive.

  • Every year, the zodiac sign Scorpio the Scorpion is celebrated between October 23 and November 21.

Synonyms

Scorpion
vsScorpio the Scorpion
43 5.8

The star sign for people born between October 23 and November 21

refers only to the sign not to a person born under it
Scorpio
vsScorpio the Scorpion
4.7

The eighth sign of the zodiac from October 23 to November 21

is the same but highlights its animal symbol rather than just the name

Surface Forms

Scorpio the Scorpion singular

Morphology

Scorpio + the + Scorpion

The phrase literally restates the sign name and its symbol: 'Scorpio' (the zodiac sign) plus 'Scorpion' (the animal symbol), so a learner who knows both constituents will readily infer it refers to the zodiac sign represented by a scorpion. The article 'the' is only a determiner and the construction is fully compositional and cross-linguistically common, making the expression transparent to B1 learners.

Etymology

Scorpio the Scorpion comes from long-ago sky pictures that showed this part of the sky as a scorpion. People linked the scorpion's sting and the dark, changing season around late October to ideas like 'intensity' and 'transformation', so the name now stands for those qualities.