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Cancer

Pronunciation: /kɑ̃.sɛʁ/

“Cancer” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. Cancer (someone born with a Cancer star sign)

proper noun

  1. Cancer (constellation)
  2. Cancer (star sign)

In French

  1. Constellation du ciel boréal, bordée par le Lynx, les Gémeaux, le Petit Chien, l’Hydre femelle, et le Lion, que le Soleil traverse du 21 juillet au 10 août environ.
  2. Signe zodiacal, traditionnellement associé à la période entre le 22 juin et le 22 juillet de chaque année.
  3. Tropique du Cancer.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cancer.

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