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Definition of libra : 1. A southern constellation between Virgo and Scorpio.
2. The Balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the autumnal equinox in September, marked thus in almanacs, etc.

Synonyms:

proportionality, symmetry, equalizer, Gemini, equipoise, residuum, counterbalance, Aries, equaliser, Libra the Scales, balance wheel, residue, counterpoise, counterweight, balance, Cancer, remainder, Libra the Balance, symmetricalness, astrological, residual, astrology, rest, correspondence, proportion, equilibrium, Capricorn, cast, astrologer, Aquarius, chart

Usage examples:

• Latin Libra, A pound in weight. - "Business Hints for Men and Women", Alfred Rochefort Calhoun.
• The superintendent of maids replies, " Let the maid here present be dressed up with every care, let a name- ticket be written for her, and the fellow who deflowers Tarsia shall pay half a libra; afterwards she shall be at the service of the public for one solidus per head." - "The Satyricon, Complete", Petronius Arbiter.
• In October 1654, I married the third Wife, who is signified in my Nativity by Jupiter in Libra: And she is so totally in her Conditions, to my great Comfort. - "Highways and Byways in Surrey", Eric Parker.