"magnus annus" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From the Latin magnus annus (literally “great year”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|magnus annus|lit=great year}} Latin magnus annus (literally “great year”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?|nolinkhead=1}} magnus annus
  1. A cycle of years that ends in a final death, conflagration, apocalypse, or the like, and the cycle begins again with a rebirth.
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