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HELIACAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun
Example:
the heliacal or Sothic year is determined by the heliacal rising of Sothis (the Egyptian name for the Dog Star)
Synonyms:
heliac; heliacal
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Sun (the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system)
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