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TROPICAL YEAR

\tɹˈɒpɪkə͡l jˈi͡ə], \tɹˈɒpɪkə‍l jˈi‍ə], \t_ɹ_ˈɒ_p_ɪ_k_əl j_ˈiə]\

Definitions of TROPICAL YEAR

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The time between the sun's leaving a tropic and its return to it.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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