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单词 crab canon
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crab canon


noun Music.

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

Words nearby crab canon

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