Meanings
nounGreat Year (plural Great Years)
plural Great Years
- historicalastronomyOne complete precession of the equinox, approximately 25,765 years.
Synonyms: Platonic year
- historicalastronomyAny real or imagined cycle with astronomical or astrological significance.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne complete precession of the equinox, approximately 25,765 years.
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nountime required for one complete cycle of the precession of the equinoxes, about 25,800 years
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