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Capricorn definition

Cap·ri·corn (kap′ri kôrn′)

noun

  1. Capricornus
  2. the tenth sign of the zodiac, entered by the sun about Dec. 22
    also called the Goat
  3. a person born under this sign

Etymology: ME < OFr < L capricornus < caper, goat (see capriole) + cornu, horn

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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