DECAMERON

De*cam"e*ron, n. Etym: [It. decamerone, fr. Gr. décaméron.]

Definition: A celebrated collection of tales, supposed to be related in ten days; -- written in the 14th century, by Boccaccio, an Italian.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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24 February 2025

ANOMALY

(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)


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