saros

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Synonyms: soros, saras, sanos, safos, sarqs, sars, samos, saris, paros, sarod, maros

Antonyms: soros, saras, sanos, safos, sarqs, sars, samos, saris, paros, sarod, maros

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|history|Babylon}} A quantity of 3600, such as a period of 3600 years.
2. {{lb|en|astronomy}} A period of 223 [[synodic month]]s (approximately 18 years 11 days 8 hours), after which the relative positions of the earth, sun and moon recur, used to predict [[eclipse]]s.

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