cancrizans
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Medieval Latin, present participle of cancrizāre (“to go backwards”), from Latin cancr-, cancer (“crab”) + Late Latin -izāre (“-ize”).
Noun[edit]
cancrizans (plural cancrizans)
- (music) A type of canon in which the imitating voice repeats the notes of the theme in reverse order