Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An abbreviation of the Latin adjective Cantabrigiensis (see
Cantabrigian ): as, John Jones, M. A. Cantab. (that is, Master of Arts of Cambridge University). - [As a noun.] A member or graduate of the University of Cambridge in England.
- [As an adjective.] Of or belonging to the University of Cambridge.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun colloq. A Cantabrigian.
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And he can cantab as chipper as any oxon ever I mood with, a tiptoe singer!
Finnegans Wake 2006
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(constitutionalising is the cantab for it) and rowing.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 Various 1841
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GotPoetry.com News 2009
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738 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Mass. www. slamnews.com cantab @ slamnews. com the Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge bringing contemporary poetry to the community since 1991 www. slamnews.com www. myspace.com / bostonpoetryslam
GotPoetry.com News 2009
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738 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Mass. www. slamnews.com cantab @ slamnews. com the Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge bringing contemporary poetry to the community since 1991 www. slamnews.com www. myspace.com / bostonpoetryslam
GotPoetry.com News 2009
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738 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Mass. www. slamnews.com cantab @ slamnews. com the Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge bringing contemporary poetry to the community since 1991 www. slamnews.com www. myspace.com / bostonpoetryslam
GotPoetry.com News 2009
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738 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Mass. www. slamnews.com cantab @ slamnews. com the Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge bringing contemporary poetry to the community since 1991 www. slamnews.com www. myspace.com / bostonpoetryslam
GotPoetry.com News 2008
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738 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Mass. www. slamnews.com cantab @ slamnews. com
GotPoetry.com News 2008
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