"Platonic month" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Platonic months [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Platonic month (plural Platonic months)
  1. (astronomy, astrology) One twelfth of a Great Year, corresponding to one of the zodiacal ages (roughly 2000 years). Categories (topical): Astrology, Astronomy

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