duplus

Latin adjective

Last edited: 2024-10-17
Primary meaning composite
Literal translation double
Variants
duplus
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composite astrological concept, zodiac sign quality

rare, property of zodiac signs

hoc quoque servandum est alta discrimen in arte, distat enim gemini duo sint duplane figura

‘This distinction, too, must be preserved in our lofty art, for it makes a difference whether double signs are twin or of composite shape.’

— Manilius, Astronomica 2.173 f

Genre: astrological treatise

Manilius. Astronomica. Edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library 469. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 96-97

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). duplus (Lemma #2243). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2243/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). duplus (Lemma #2243). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2243/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). duplus (Lemma #2243). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2243/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) duplus (Lemma #2243), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2243/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2243,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {duplus ({Lemma} #2243)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2243/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2243/},
}