SELCRAIG

Selkirk, Selcraig, Alexander Selkirk, Alexander Selcraig

(noun) Scottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe’s novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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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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