libra Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra
    Balance.
  2. noun a small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Virgo and Scorpius
  3. noun the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22
    Balance; Libra the Scales; Libra the Balance.

WordNet

Li"bra noun
Etymology
L., a balance.
Wordforms
plural Libræ
Definitions
  1. (Astron.) (a) The Balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the autumnal equinox in September, marked thus &libra; in almanacs, etc. (b ) A southern constellation between Virgo and Scorpio.

Webster 1913