Cancer
Someone with a Cancer star signSomeone with a Cancer star sign.
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Meaning
1 sensesSomeone with a Cancer star sign.
ракrak
ракrak
- type genus of the family Cancridae
- the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
- a small zodiacal constellation in the Northern Hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini
- (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
Examples
496 sentencesThe old man died of cancer.
Цей старий помер від раку. — iceman
ruСтарик умер от рака. — odexed
deDer alte Mann starb an Krebs. — MikeMolto
He died of cancer last year.
Він помер від раку минулого року. — deniko
ruОн умер от рака в прошлом году. — Biga
deEr ist letztes Jahr an Krebs gestorben. — Eldad
I hear my uncle died of cancer.
Я чув, що мій дядько помер від раку. — deniko
ruЯ слышал, что мой дядя умер от рака. — fjay69
deMein Onkel soll an Krebs gestorben sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom knows what cancer is like.
Том в курсі, що таке рак. — deniko
He died of cancer.
Він помер від раку. — deniko
ruОн умер от рака. — Biga
deEr starb an Krebs. — wolfgangth
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin cancer (“crab”), calque of Ancient Greek Καρκίνος (Karkínos,Learned borrowing from Latin cancer (“crab”), calque of Ancient Greek Καρκίνος (Karkínos, “crab”), calque of Akkadian 𒀀𒇻𒌅 (allutu, “crab”), from Sumerian 𒀯𒀠𒈜 (ᵐᵘˡAL.LUL, “crab; name of constellation”).
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Forms
plural: CancersSynonyms
5 synonyms- type genus of the family Cancridae:genus Cancer
- the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22:Cancer the CrabCrab
- (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer:Crab
- any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream:malignant neoplastic disease
Word family
1 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- died of cancer
- lung cancer
- of lung cancer
- cause cancer
See also
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