Sothic period

noun

The roughly 1460-year period of time between successive alignments of the first days of the Egyptian civil calendar and the observational Sothic year.

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Meanings

nounSothic period (plural Sothic periods)

plural Sothic periods

  1. astronomyThe roughly 1460-year period of time between successive alignments of the first days of the Egyptian civil calendar and the observational Sothic year.

    Synonyms: canicular cycle, canicular period, Great Year

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe roughly 1460-year period of time between successive alignments of the first days of the Egyptian civil calendar and the observational Sothic year.

Similar
canicular cyclecanicular periodGreat Year
Also see
canicular cyclecanicular period
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