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Sothic year
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English
Noun
en astronomy The span of time between successive heliacal risings of the star Sirius, equivalent to almost precisely 365¼ days.
Related terms
en Sothic cycle Sothic period
References
"Sothic, adj.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.