Capricornus
Americannoun
genitive
Capricorninoun
Etymology
Origin of Capricornus
From Latin
Example Sentences
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The ringed planet stands at the constellation Capricornus at +0.7 magnitude, a little faint under urban conditions.
From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2022
From an earthly perspective, Saturn — found now on the border of the constellations Aquarius and Capricornus — and the sun are opposite one another.
From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022
Find the large, gaseous, ringed planet wedged between the constellations Aquarius and Capricornus.
From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2022
Naval Observatory, seems to be squeezed between the constellations Capricornus and Aquarius.
From Washington Post • May 29, 2022
Mars’ mansions were Aries and Scorpio; his exaltation, Capricornus; his fall, Libra and Taurus, and his depression, Cancer.
From Astronomical Lore in Chaucer by Grimm, Florence M.
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