"precession of the equinoxes" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-precession of the equinoxes.wav [Southern-England] Forms: precessions of the equinoxes [plural]
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  1. The slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic, resulting from precession of the earth's axis of rotation, and causing the equinoxes to occur earlier each year. Wikipedia link: precession of the equinoxes Translations (Translations): precesión de los equinoccios [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-precession_of_the_equinoxes-en-noun-NZp6q0Ve Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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