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cancrizans

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
can-crizans
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

crab canon

Frequently Paired Words

crab canon

Questions

What does cancrizans mean?
A type of canon in which the imitating voice repeats the notes of the theme in reverse order
Where does cancrizans come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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