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Sothic definition

So·thic (sō′t̸hik, sät̸h′ik)

adjective

  1. of or having to do with Sirius, the Dog Star
  2. designating or of an ancient Egyptian cycle or period based on a fixed year of 365 days (Sothic year) and equal to 1,460 such years

Etymology: Gr Sōthiakos < Sōthis, the Dog Star < Egypt Spdt

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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