Complete Definition of "Cancer"

see|cancer|cáncer|Cáncer|càncer|câncer
Zodiac|Image:Cancer_symbol.png|Gemini|Leo
wikipedia|Cancer (constellation)
English

Etymology
Latin cancer

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/�kæns�/
italbrac|US IPA|/�kæns�/
audio|en-us-Cancer.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|æns�(r)

Proper noun
Cancer (symbol �)

  1. constellation A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab.

#*1602 � Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida ii 3
#*And add more coals to Cancer when he burns / With entertaining great Hyperion.

  1. astrology The Zodiac sign for the crab, covering June 22 - July 22.

Antonyms
Capricornus

Derived terms
Tropic of Cancer

Translations
trans-top|constellation
Finnish: Krapu
French: Cancer m
German: Krebs m
Hungarian: Rák (csillagkép)
Maltese: Kan�er
Polish: Rak m
Portuguese: câncer m
trans-mid
Russian: Рак m
Slovene: Rak m
Spanish: Cáncer m
Swedish: Kräftan
Turkish: Kanser
Italian: Cancro m
trans-bottom

trans-top|astrological sign
Finnish: Krapu
German: Krebs m
Hungarian: Rák
Latvian: V�zis
Lithuanian: Vežys
trans-mid
Maltese: Kan�er
Portuguese: câncer m
Russian: Рак m
Slovene: Rak m
Italian: Cancro m
trans-bottom

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