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sothic year

So·this year
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soh-this yeer]
    • /ˈsoʊ θɪs yɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soh-this yeer]
    • /ˈsoʊ θɪs yɪər/

Definitions of sothic year words

  • noun sothic year the fixed year of the ancient Egyptians, determined by the heliacal rising of Sirius, and equivalent to 365 days. 1
  • noun sothic year the fixed year of the ancient Egyptians, 365 days 6 hours long, beginning with the appearance of the star Sirius on the eastern horizon at dawn, which heralded the yearly flooding of the Nile. A Sothic cycle contained 1460 such years 0

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Origin of sothic year

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; Soth(is) + -ic

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Parts of speech for Sothic year

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sothic year popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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