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   Cancer

   /ˈkansə/

   • 1. a constellation (the Crab), said to represent a crab crushed under the foot of Hercules. It contains the globular star cluster of Praesepe or the Beehive.
   • 2. the fourth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters at the northern summer solstice (about 21 June).

   noun

   • 1. a person born when the sun is in the sign of Cancer.

   adjective

   • 1. used with preceding Greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation Cancer: "the star Delta Cancri"

   Word Origin Latin. Cancri is the Latin genitive form of Cancer.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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