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Meaning of Metonic cycle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A particular approximate common multiple of the tropical year and the synodic month; in other words, the 19-year period over which the lunar phases occur on the same dates.

Equivalents

Français cycle métonique
日本語 メトン周期
中文 默冬章

Examples

“According to the Metonic cycle, a lunar calendar begins on the same solar date every 19 years.”

CEFR level

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

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