equinoctial year

Definitions of equinoctial year
  1. noun
    the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes
    synonyms: astronomical year, solar year, tropical year
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    year
    the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
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