Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cancerian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
can-ce-ri-an
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the astrological sign of Cancer.

noun

A person born under the astrological sign of Cancer.

Etymology

From Cancer + -ian; from Latin Cancriana, from Cancer + -iana.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Cancerians (plural)

Synonyms

moonchild

Rhymes With

contrarian syrian nigerian presbyterian criterion siberian trans-siberian algerian assyrian shakespearean hanoverian virion

Questions

What does cancerian mean?
Of or pertaining to the astrological sign of Cancer.
Where does cancerian come from?
From Cancer + -ian; from Latin Cancriana, from Cancer + -iana.

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