"neros" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: neroses [plural], neroi [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek νῆρος (nêros), from Akkadian 𒁹𒌋 (DIŠ.U /⁠nēr⁠/, “600”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|νῆρος}} Ancient Greek νῆρος (nêros), {{der|en|akk|𒁹𒌋|t=600|tr=DIŠ.U|ts=nēr}} Akkadian 𒁹𒌋 (DIŠ.U /⁠nēr⁠/, “600”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|neroi}} neros (plural neroses or neroi)
  1. (history, Babylon) A period of 600 years. Categories (topical): History
    Sense id: en-neros-en-noun-T~PaHSh3 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
  2. (astronomy, archaic, rare) One sixth of a saros, or about three years. Tags: archaic, rare Categories (topical): Astronomy, Units of measure
    Sense id: en-neros-en-noun-OoUcBw3o Disambiguation of Units of measure: 26 74 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: saros, sossos

Inflected forms

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