libr[ae]

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libr[ae] - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Libra \Li"bra\ (l[imac]"br[.a]), n.; pl. Libr[ae]
     (l[imac]"br[=e]). [L., a balance.] (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.
          [1913 Webster]