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capricorn

POS

Adjective, Noun

HYPHEN

Cap=ri=corn

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun capricorn has 3 senses

capricorn(n = noun.person) goat - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn; Array

is a kind of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

capricorn(n = noun.object) capricornus - a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius; Array

is a part of zodiac

is a kind of constellation

capricorn(n = noun.location) capricorn the goat, goat - the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19; Array

is a kind of house, mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign

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CIDE DICTIONARY

capricorn, n. [L. capricornus; caper goat + cornu horn: cf. F. capricorne.].

The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at the winter solstice, about December 21. See Tropic. [1913 Webster]
"The sun was entered into Capricorn." [1913 Webster]
A southern constellation, represented on ancient monuments by the figure of a goat, or a figure with its fore part like a fish. [1913 Webster]

Capricorn beetle (Zoöl.), any beetle of the family Carambucidæ; one of the long-horned beetles. The larvæ usually bore into the wood or bark of trees and shrubs and are often destructive. See Girdler, Pruner.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

capricorn, n. (also Capricornus)
1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure of a goat's horns.
2 a the tenth sign of the zodiac (the Goat). b a person born when the sun is in this sign.

Derivative

Capricornian n. & adj.

Etymology

ME f. OF capricorne f. L capricornus f. caper -pri goat + cornu horn

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