"astronomical year" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: astronomical years [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} astronomical year (plural astronomical years)
  1. The time it takes the Earth to pass once around the Sun, particularly a tropical, sidereal, or anomalistic year. Categories (topical): Calendar, Years Synonyms: anomalistic year, sidereal year, solar year, tropical year
    Sense id: en-astronomical_year-en-noun-wyQpjR1u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "sidereal",
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