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Word: Saros
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: from Greek, from Babylonian šār(u) ‘3,600 (years)’, the sense apparently based on a misinterpretation of the number
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsɛːrɒs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a period of about 18 years between repetitions of solar and lunar eclipses.
Short Definition:period of about 18 years between repetitions of solar and lunar eclipses
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