Capricorn
noun/ˈkæprɪkɔːn/
/ˈkæprɪkɔːrn/
- [uncountable] the tenth sign of the zodiac, the Goat
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- [countable] a person born when the sun is in this sign, that is, between 21 December and 20 January, approximately
Word OriginOld English, from Latin capricornus, from caper, capr- ‘goat’ + cornu ‘horn’, on the pattern of Greek aigokēros ‘goat-horned, Capricorn’.
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