crab canon

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noun Music.

a canon in which the imitating voice is the theme in retrograde motion.

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Words nearby crab canon

crabbed, crabber, crabbing, crabby, crab cactus, crab canon, crabeater, crab grass, crab louse, crabmeat, Crab Nebula

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How to use crab canon in a sentence

An examination of some of the rumors surrounding the newest entry in the Star Wars canon.
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His Canon camera dangled by his side and the feeling of uncertainty over what he could now report punctuated everything he said.
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The rule is that every time a new writer enters the canon an old one has to get the boot.
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When he gets his hands on a Canon copier, the reader gets a glimpse into the unique fashion in which his mind works.
The Many Lives of Artist David Hockney|William O’Connor|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Someone called him a hermit crab lurking in the halls of the United Nations.
The Man Who Invented the Word ‘Genocide’|Nina Strochlic|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dr. Adam Weishaupt, professor of canon law at Ingolstadt, founded the secret society of the illuminati.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
But Canon Drivel's daughter did not deign to answer, she merely rang for prayers.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Mrs. Dodd opened the book—her father, the Canon's, well-known book of Family Prayers.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Brooding over such thoughts as these, Alessandro went up into the canon one morning.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
The celebrated Kepler discovered his canon for the periodical motion of the planets.
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British Dictionary definitions for crab canon

crab canon

noun

music a canon in which the imitating voice repeats the notes of the theme in reverse orderAlso called: retrograde canon, canon cancrizans

Word Origin for crab canon

from the mistaken medieval notion that crabs move backwards

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