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Meaning of galactic year | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The time taken for the Solar System to orbit around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, estimated to be from 225 to 250 million years.
  2. The time taken for a celestial body to complete a quasi-orbit in a galaxy.
    broadly

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

galacticide galactico galactin galactinol galactitol galacto-

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