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Capra

Definition: Capra

Capra

Noun

1. United States film maker (1897-1991).

2. Goats.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "Capra" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1791. (references)

Etymology: Capra \Ca"pra\, noun. [Latin expression, she goat.]. (references)


Synonym: Capra

Synonym: genus Capra (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Capra

English words defined with "Capra": CapridJaal goatThar. (references)
Specialty definitions using "Capra": Goat Diseases, Goats. (references)
Etymologies containing "Capra": Thar. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Capra" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Italian (goat, nanny, nanny goat, she-goat), Latin (chamois, goat, she-goat).

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Modern Usage: Capra

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Frank Capra (1973)

La Capra hispánica (1957)

High Hopes: The Capra Years (1981)

The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Capra

DomainTitle

Books

  • Another Frank Capra (reference)

  • Frank Capra (Twayne's Filmmakers Series) (reference)

  • Italian and Irish Filmakers in America: Ford, Capra, Coppola, and Scorsese (reference)

  • Master Space: Film Images of Capra, Lubitsch, Sternberg, and Wyler (Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture, No 31) (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Capra

Illustrations:
Capra

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Computer Images:
Capra

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Photo Album: Capra

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Marcello Capra / C. Biondi inc. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Usage Frequency: Capra

"Capra" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Capra" is used about 16 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)100%1687,710

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Capra

The following table summarizes the usage of "Capra" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
CapraLast name1,00017,842
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Capra

Expressions using "Capra": Capra aegagrus Capra falconeri Capra hircus Capra Hispanica Capra ibex Capra Jemlaica Capra megaceros Capra Nubiana Frank Capra genus Capra. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Capra

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

francis capra

64

frank capra

38

fritjof capra

32

capra

28

capra hircus

7

capra francis picture

7

capra cuir de

6

capra falconeri

6

capra ibex

4

buzz capra

3

capra mineral whey

3

capra ibex.com

3

biography capra francis

2

nick capra

2

capra optical

2

capra robert

2

capra press

2

capra francis pic

2

capra francis photo

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Bible Trace: Capra

LanguageDateSourceLeviticus Chapter 3, Verse 12
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEan de apo twn aigwn to dwron autou kai prosaxei enanti kuriou
Latin405VulgateSi capra fuerit eius oblatio et obtulerit eam Domino
Middle English1395WyclifIf a she goet were the offryng of hym, and he shulde offre it to the Lord,
Renaissance English1526TyndaleYf the offrynge be a goote, he shall brynge it before the Lorde
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd if his offering shall be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd if his offering is a goat, then let it be placed before the Lord,

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Capra

LanguageLeviticus Chapter 3, Verse 12
BulgarianА ако приносът му е от коза, то да я принесе пред "оспода.
CebuanoUg kong kanding ang iyang halad, nan igahalad niya kini sa atubangan ni Jehova.
Chinese人 的 供 物 若 是 山 羊 、 必 在 耶 ' 華 面 前 獻 上 。
CroatianAko li prinosi kozu, neka je prinese pred Jahvom:
DanishMen hvis hans Offergave er en Ged, skal han bringe den hen for HERRENs Åsyn
DutchIndien nu zijn offerande een geit is, zo zal hij die offeren voor het aangezicht des HEEREN.
FinnishJa jos hänen uhrilahjansa on vuohi, tuokoon sen Herran eteen
FrenchSi son offrande est une chèvre, il la présentera devant l`Éternel.
GermanIst aber sein Opfer eine Ziege und er bringt es vor den HERRN,
Haitian CreoleSi se yon kabrit li vle ofri, l'a mennen l' devan lotèl Seyè a.
HungarianHogyha kecskével áldozik valaki, azt is az Úr elé vigye.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKalau yang dipersembahkan seekor kambing, orang yang mempersembahkannya harus membawanya ke Kemah TUHAN.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka jikalau persembahannya seekor kambing betina hendaklah dipersembahkannya di hadapan hadirat Tuhan,
ItalianSe la sua offerta è una capra, la offrir davanti al Signore;
MaoriA ki te mea he koati tana whakahere, me tapae ki te aroaro o Ihowa:
NorwegianEr det en gjet han vil ofre, så skal han føre den frem for Herrens åsyn
PortugueseE se a sua oferta for uma cabra, perante o Senhor a oferecerá;   
RumanianDacq darul lui va fi o caprq, s`o aducq knaintea Domnului.
Russianб ЕУМЙ ПО ТЙОПУЙФ ЦЕТФЧХ ЙЪ ЛПЪ, ХУФШ ТЕ"УФБЧЙФ ЕЕ ТЕ" зПУ П"Б,
Spanish"Si su ofrenda es una cabra, la presentará delante de Jehovah,
SwedishLikaledes, om någon vill offra en get, så skall han ställa fram denna inför HERRENS ansikte.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Rhyming with "Capra"

Words rhyming with "Capra" (pronounced 'Ca"pra'): Copra, Lepra, Pipra, Sopra, supra. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Capra

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-p-r"

-1 letter: carp, crap, paca, para.

-2 letters: arc, cap, car, pac, par, rap.

-3 letters: aa, ar, pa.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-c-p-r"
 

+1 letter: carpal, picara.

 

+2 letters: apocarp, apraxic, caltrap, cantrap, caporal, carapax, carpale, carpals, charpai, haircap, paprica, picaras, placard, precava.

 

+3 letters: acarpous, agraphic, airscape, airspace, apocarps, apocarpy, approach, apractic, ascocarp, backwrap, calcspar, caltraps, calyptra, cantraip, cantraps, capabler, capmaker, caporals, capsular, capybara, carapace, carpalia, catnaper, charpais, claptrap, coappear, coplanar, haircaps, packager, pancreas, papricas, parachor, paranoic, parfocal, parlance, pharmacy, piacular, placards, placater, precavae, precaval, rampancy, rapacity, scapular.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Capra


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

43 61 70 72 61

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-.-.    .-    .--.    .-.    .-

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000011 01100001 01110000 01110010 01100001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#67 &#97 &#112 &#114 &#97

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0043 0061 0070 0072 0061

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3767828467

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Usage Frequency
9. Names: Frequency
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Bible Trace
13. Rhymes
14. Anagrams
15. Orthography
16. Bibliography


  

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