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cancrizans

cancrizans noun: a type of canon in which the imitating voice repeats the notes of the theme in reverse order.

Noun

cancrizans (plural cancrizans)

  1. A type of canon in which the imitating voice repeats the notes of the theme in reverse order

Forms of cancrizans

pluralcancrizans

Origin of cancrizans

From Medieval Latin, present participle of cancrizāre (“to go backwards”), from Latin cancr-, cancer (“crab”) + Late Latin -izāre (“-ize”).

Questions about cancrizans

What does cancrizans mean?
Cancrizans means a type of canon in which the imitating voice repeats the notes of the theme in reverse order.
What part of speech is cancrizans?
Cancrizans is a noun.
What is the plural of cancrizans?
The plural of cancrizans is cancrizans.

Words near cancrizans in the dictionary

  1. cancrine
  2. cancrinite
  3. cancrinites
  4. cancrisilite
  5. cancrivorous
  6. cancrizans
  7. cancroid
  8. cancroids
  9. cancroine
  10. cancrum oris
  11. Cancun

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