"sossos" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsɒsəs/, /ˈsɒsɒs/ Forms: sossoi [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σῶσσος (sôssos), from Akkadian 𒋗𒅆 (šu-ši /⁠šūš⁠/, “a unit of sixty”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|σῶσσος}} Ancient Greek σῶσσος (sôssos), {{der|en|akk|𒋗𒅆|t=a unit of sixty|tr=šu-ši|ts=šūš}} Akkadian 𒋗𒅆 (šu-ši /⁠šūš⁠/, “a unit of sixty”) Head templates: {{en-noun|sossoi}} sossos (plural sossoi)
  1. (history, Babylon) A quantity of 60, such as a period of 60 years. Categories (topical): History
    Sense id: en-sossos-en-noun-f3hDeLG0 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
  2. (astronomy, archaic, rare) One tenth of a neros and one sixtieth of a saros – about 110 days. Tags: archaic, rare Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-sossos-en-noun-m4JfLK7x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: saros, neros

Inflected forms

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