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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