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Me·tonic cycle (mə tän′ik)

noun

a period of about 19 years (almost 235 lunar revolutions), in which the phases of the moon repeat on the same dates as in the previous period: used for finding the date of Easter

Etymology: after Meton, Athenian astronomer (5th c. )

Browse dictionary entries near Metonic cycle

  1. ‹ metol
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  5. ‹ methylene
  6. ‹ methylate
  7. ‹ methylamine
  8. ‹ methylal
  9. ‹ methyl violet
  10. ‹ methyl ethyl ketone
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