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Word: Tropic
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (denoting the point on the ecliptic reached by the sun at the solstice): via Latin from Greek tropikos, from tropē ‘turning’, from trepein ‘to turn’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtrɒpɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the parallel of latitude 23°26ʹ north (tropic of Cancer) or south (tropic of Capricorn) of the equator.
Short Definition:parallel of latitude north or south of equator
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