EPACT

Etymology

Noun

epact (plural epacts)

the time (number of days) by which a solar year exceeds twelve lunar months; it is used in the calculation of the date of Easter

Source: Wiktionary


E"pact, n. Etym: [F. épacte, fr. Gr. Epi-, and Act.] (Chron.)

Definition: The moon's age at the beginning of the calendar year, or the number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the beginning of the year. Annual epact, the excess of the solar year over the lunar year, -- being eleven days.

– Menstrual epact, or Monthly epact, the excess of a calendar month over a lunar.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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