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Sothic year

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Noun

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Sothic year (plural Sothic years)

  1. (astronomy) The span of time between successive heliacal risings of the star Sirius, equivalent to almost precisely 365¼ days.
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References

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  • "Sothic, adj.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.