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Cap⋅ri⋅corn
[kap-ri-kawrn] 
rɪˌkɔrn
–noun
| 1. | Astronomy. the Goat, a zodiacal constellation between Sagittarius and Aquarius. |
| 2. | Astrology.
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| 3. | tropic of. See under tropic (def. 1a). |
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| Cap·ri·corn
(kāp'rĭ-kôrn') Pronunciation Key
n. In all senses also called Goat.
[Middle English Capricorne, from Latin Capricornus : caper, capr-, goat + cornū, horn; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Capricorn
"zodiac sign," c.1391, from L. Capricornus, lit. "horned like a goat," from caper (gen. capri) "goat" + cornu "horn;" a loan-transl. of Gk. Aigokheros, the name of the constellation. Extended 1894 to persons born under the sign.
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| capricorn | |
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| 1. | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn |
| 2. | a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius [syn: Capricornus] |
| 3. | the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19 |
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| Capricorn (kāp'rĭ-kôrn') or Capricornus
(kāp'rĭ-kôrn') Pronunciation Key
A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Aquarius and Sagittarius. Capricorn (the Goat) is the tenth sign of the zodiac.
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Capricorn
Cap"ri*corn\, n. [L. capricornus; caper goat + cornu horn: cf. F. capricorne.]1. (Astron.) The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at the winter solstice, about December 21. See Tropic. The sun was entered into Capricorn. --Dryden. 2. (Astron.) A southern constellation, represented on ancient monuments by the figure of a goat, or a figure with its fore part like a fish. Capricorn beetle (Zo["o]l.), any beetle of the family Carambucid[ae]; one of the long-horned beetles. The larv[ae] usually bore into the wood or bark of trees and shrubs and are often destructive. See Girdler, Pruner.
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