AQUA'RIUS, noun [Latin] The water bearer; a sign in the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st day of January; so called from the rains which prevail at that season, in Italy and the East. The stars in this constellation according to Ptolenty, are 45; according to Tycho Brahe, 41; according to Hevelius, 45; and according to Flamstead, 108.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.