exeligmos

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noun

A period of 54 years and 33 days that can be used to predict successive eclipses with similar properties and location.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounexeligmos (plural exeligmoi)

plural exeligmoi

  1. astronomyA period of 54 years and 33 days that can be used to predict successive eclipses with similar properties and location.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐξέλιγμος
  2. Englishexeligmos

Ancient Greek ἐξέλιγμος (exéligmos)

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APA

exeligmos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exeligmos

MLA

“exeligmos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exeligmos. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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