cancrizans

English

Etymology

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

Noun

cancrizans (plural cancrizans)

  1. (music) A type of canon in which the imitating voice repeats the notes of the theme in reverse order

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