to be born on the cusp

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• on the cusp — phrase someone who was born on the cusp was born around the 21st of a month, when one sign of the zodiac ends and the next begins She was born on the cusp of Scorpio and Sagittarius. Thesaurus: astrologyhyponym Main entry: cusp * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• on the cusp — someone who was born on the cusp was born around the 21st of a month, when one sign of the zodiac ends and the next begins She was born on the cusp of Scorpio and Sagittarius …   English dictionary

• cusp — [kʌsp] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: cuspis point ] 1.) technical the point formed where two curves join 2.) be on the cusp of sth [singular] to be at the time when a situation or state is going to change ▪ The country was on the cusp of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cusp — [ kʌsp ] noun count 1. ) TECHNICAL the point where two curves meet 2. ) a time when one situation or stage ends and another begins: the problems confronting Africa on the cusp of the millennium on the cusp someone who was born on the cusp was… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Cusp (astrology) — In astrology, a cusp (from the Latin for spear or point) is the imaginary line that separates a pair of consecutive signs in the zodiac or houses in the horoscope. Because the solar disc has a diameter of approximately half a degree, it is… …   Wikipedia

• cusp — noun (C) 1 technical the point formed by two curves meeting 2 on the cusp someone who was born on the cusp was born near the time when one star sign ends and another one begins …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cusp — /kʌsp / (say kusp) noun 1. a point; pointed end. 2. Anatomy, Zoology, Botany a point, projection or elevation, as on the crown of a tooth. 3. Medicine one of the triangular segments of the heart valve. 4. Mathematics a point at which the… …  

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• cusp — cuspal, adj. /kusp/, n. 1. a point or pointed end. 2. Anat., Zool., Bot. a point, projection, or elevation, as on the crown of a tooth. 3. Also called spinode. Geom. a point where two branches of a curve meet, end, and are tangent. 4. Archit. a… …   Universalium

• cusp — [[t]kʌsp[/t]] n. 1) a point or pointed end 2) bio frm an anatomical point or prominence, as on the crown of a tooth or on a valve of the heart 3) math. a point where two branches of a curve meet, end, and are tangent 4) archit. an architectural… …   From formal English to slang

• The Hunchback of Notre-Dame — This article is about the Victor Hugo novel. For other uses, see The Hunchback of Notre Dame (disambiguation). The Hunchback of Notre Dame   …   Wikipedia