Capricornnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈkæp.rɪ.kɔːn/us/ˈkæp.rə.kɔːrn/the tenth sign of the zodiac, relating to the period from 23 December to 20 January and represented by a goat, or a person born during this period
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Signs of the zodiac
- Aquarius
- Aries
- cancer
- crab
- Gemini
- Leo
- Libra
- Pisces
- Sagittarius
- Scorpio
- Taurus
- Virgo
- Virgoan
Examples from literature
- Horny-handed sons of toil are born under Capricorn.
- It was near the end of December, when the sun in Capricorn darts over Mauritius, during the space of three weeks, its vertical fires.
- The sun enters Aries at the spring equinox and Libra at the autumnal equinox, while the first point of Cancer marks the summer solstice, and that of Capricorn the winter.