cancrizans
Meanings
noun
- A type of canon in which the imitating voice repeats the notes of the theme in reverse order
Word forms
Etymology
From Medieval Latin, present participle of cancrizāre (“to go backwards”), from Latin cancr-, cancer (“crab”) + Late Latin -izāre (“-ize”).
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