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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horoscope/#m1)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horoscope/#x1)
- My horoscope said I would have a lucky day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horoscope/#x2)
- Horoscopes are not scientific. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horoscope/#x3)
- Astronomy is the science of stars; astrology and horoscopes are not. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horoscope/#x4)
- The same horoscope is printed for millions of people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horoscope/#x5)
- Don't make important choices because of a horoscope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horoscope/#x6)
- Thus passed full ten years, as prophesied in the horoscope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horoscope/#x7)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/280-illusions-and-adverts/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «horoscope» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horoscope/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.