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DRACONTIC
Adjective
dracontic (not comparable)
Alternative form of draconic (“suggestive of dragons”)
Source: Wiktionary
Dra*con"tic, a. Etym: [From L. draco dragon, in allusion to the terms dragon's head and dragon's tail.] (Astron.)
Definition: Belonging to that space of time in which the moon performs one revolution, from ascending node to ascending node. See Dragon's head, under Dragon. [Obs.] "Dracontic month." Crabb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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