"sidereal month" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sidereal months [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sidereal month (plural sidereal months)
  1. The time in which the moon passes round the ecliptic to the same star: 27.3217 days. Categories (topical): Moon, Time Synonyms: lunar month, stellar month
    Sense id: en-sidereal_month-en-noun-6t4TlwM6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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