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Word: Epact
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century (denoting the age of the moon in days at the beginning of the calendar year): from French épacte, via late Latin from Greek epaktai (hēmerai) ‘intercalated (days)’, from epagein ‘bring in’, from epi ‘in addition’ + agein ‘bring’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈiːpakt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the number of days by which the solar year exceeds the lunar year.
Short Definition:number of days by which solar year exceeds lunar year
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