draconitic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the nodal period.

OriginLatin draco →
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Meanings

adjectivedraconitic (comparative more draconitic, superlative most draconitic)

comparative more draconitic · superlative most draconitic

  1. Of or pertaining to the nodal period.

    The periods between successive nodes has, over time, been termed the dracontic, draconic and draconitic month, the words deriving from the Greek for 'dragon'.

    2004, Christopher M. Linton, From Eudoxus to Einstein: a history of mathematical astronomy, Cambridge: University Press, page 7
  2. Relating to or suggestive of dragons.

Origin

  1. Latindraco“dragon”
  2. Englishdraconitic

From Latin draco (“dragon”) + -tic. Cognate with draconic.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “draconitic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draconitic.

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