CANON CANCRIZANS

Meaning of CANON CANCRIZANS in English

[ 'kaŋkrɪˌzanz ]

■ noun Music a canon in which the theme or subject is repeated backwards in the second participle

Origin

C19: from canon 1 + med. L. cancrizans 'walking backwards' (from cancer 'crab').

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CANON CANCRIZANS — noun : crab canon
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAÑON — [H] n canyon, cañon
Interlingua English vocab
CANON — (a law) canon (-isar, -ic); (person) canonico
English interlingue dictionary
CANON — I. can·on ˈkanən noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle English canoun, canon, from Old English & Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANCRIZANS — ˈkaŋkrə̇ˌzanz, -ank- adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin, present participle of cancrizare to go backwards, from Latin cancr-, cancer crab + Late …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANON — (n.) The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of moral and …
Английский словарь Webster
CANON — ( n. ) The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANON — canon 1 — canonlike , adj. /kan"euhn/ , n. 1. an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANON — I. ˈka-nən noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin, from Latin, ruler, rule, model, standard, from Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANON — noun a law or rule. 2. canon ·noun ·see carom. 3. canon ·noun in monasteries, a book containing the rules …
Webster English vocab
CANON — [can.on] n [ME, fr. OE, fr. LL, fr. L, ruler, rule, model, standard, fr. Gk kanon] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANON — musical form and compositional technique, based on the principle of strict imitation, in which an initial melody is imitated at …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAÑON — cañon BrE AmE ˈkæn jən —American Spanish cañón [ ka ˈɲon ] ▷ cañon|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CANON — canon, Canon BrE AmE ˈkæn ən (= cannon) ▷ canon|s z ▶ ˌ canon ˈ law BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CANON — / ˈkænən; NAmE / noun 1. a Christian priest with special duties in a cathedral 2. ( formal ) a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANON — can ‧ on /ˈkænən/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1: Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: canunie , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANON — Canon BrE AmE trademark a ↑ brand (=type) of camera and other electronic equipment such as ↑ photocopier s made …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANON — n. 1 a a general law, rule, principle, or criterion. b a church decree or law. 2 (fem. canoness) a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CANON — n. 1 a a general law, rule, principle, or criterion. b a church decree or law. 2 (fem. canoness) a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CANON — n.1 a a general law, rule, principle, or criterion. b a church decree or law. 2 (fem. canoness) a a …
Oxford English vocab
CANON — ( canons) 1. A canon is a member of the clergy who is on the staff of a cathedral. N-COUNT …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES canon law COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE literary ▪ Our literary canons have largely been …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CANON — n. 25B6; noun a canon assists the bishop : PREBENDARY, minor canon.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CANON — n. 25B6; noun the canons of fair play and equal opportunity : PRINCIPLE, rule, law, tenet, precept; standard, convention, criterion, …
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CANON — canon
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
CANON — I сущ. 1) церк. правило, закон, канон, предписание canon law ≈ каноническое право A priest is expressly forbidden by the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CANON — canon.ogg _I ʹkænən n 1. правило, предписание; закон, канон canons of taste - каноны /предписания/ хорошего вкуса ethical canon - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CANON — I canon сущ.1) церк. правило, закон, канон, предписание canon law — каноническое право A priest is expressly forbidden by the …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CANON — _I ʹkænən n 1. правило, предписание; закон, канон canons of taste - каноны /предписания/ хорошего вкуса ethical canon - нравственный …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CANON — I ˈkænən сущ. 1) церк. правило, закон, канон, предписание canon law — каноническое право A priest is expressly forbidden by …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CANON — I ['°‡†] canon.wav сущ. 1) церк. правило, закон, канон, предписание canon law — каноническое право A priest is expressly forbidden by the canons to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CANON — I сущ. 1) церк. правило, закон, канон, предписание canon law ≈ каноническое право A priest is expressly forbidden by the …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CRAB CANON — noun Etymology: crab (III) : a canon with a theme that is repeated backward — called also canon cancrizans
Webster's New International English Dictionary

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