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SAROS
Etymology
Noun
saros (plural saroses or saroi)
(history, Babylon) A quantity of 3600, such as a period of 3600 years.
(astronomy) A period of 223 synodic months (approximately 18 years 11 days 8 hours), after which the relative positions of the earth, sun and moon recur, used to predict eclipses.
• The Six Days of Creation, Appendix 3: The Sumerian King List — post-diluvian Section (§589)
Anagrams
• Rasos, Rosas, osars, rosas, soars, soras
Source: Wiktionary
Sa"ros, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Astron)
Definition: A Chaldean astronomical period or cycle, the length of which has been variously estimated from 3,600 years to 3,600 days, or a little short of 10 years. Brande & C.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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