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Meanings of capricornus in English

Portuguese
capricórnio
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A faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius.

capricórnio
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Examples for "Capricorn"
Examples for "Capricorn"
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Both Mars and Saturn were in the sign of the zodiac, Capricorn.
Dryden's Palamon and Arcite
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On this day, the Sun is precisely over the Tropic of Capricorn.
The South African
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If he turned right, he would walk the plains of southern Capricorn.
Book Three: The Final Exodus
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The Sun enters the sign Capricorn on the twenty- first of December.
The Light of Egypt; Or, The Science of the Soul and the Stars — ...
5
To this joyous gem Capricorn has added a whole foison of annotations.
On Something
Usage of capricornus in English
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Then the full significance of my blunder came to me and I felt like the classic capricornus, meaning goat.
The Secrets of the German War Office
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He finds one day "a Scarabaus capricornus odoratus," which he takes "to be mentioned by Monfetus, folio 150.
Appreciations, with an Essay on Style
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In Sagittarius, Capricornus, and Aquarius there are no Stars of importance.
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Fr...
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Facing S. Giorgio are Aquarius and Capricornus, facing the Lido are Pisces and Sagittarius.
A Wanderer in Venice
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The so-called earthy signs were Taurus, Virgo, and Capricornus.
Dryden's Palamon and Arcite
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They are named respectively Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces.
The Ruins; Or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the ...
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From a bright, new lithograph the head of Capricornus confronted him, betokening the forward and heady brew.
The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million
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The Goat, or Capricornus (Crocodile, in Sanskrit).
Five Years of Theosophy
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I search for Capricornus, and then use the eyepiece to starhop down the chain of stars off to its left.
Geektastic
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Crossing from Capricornus into Aquarius, he causes the days to increase to the length which they had when he was in Sagittarius.
The Ten Books on Architecture
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"I was born under the sign of Capricornus, the Goat," she said, overcome with amusement.
The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit; Or, Over the Top with the Winn...
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"By the horns of Capricornus!"
The City of Delight: A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerus...
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** This constellation was never called Crocodile by the ancient Western astronomers, who described it as a horned goat and called it so-Capricornus.-Ed
Five Years of Theosophy
Frequent collocations
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Capricornus through the time