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| col·ure [ kə lr ] (plural col·ures) |
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imaginary circle in space: either of two great circles on the celestial sphere that intersect at the celestial poles, one of which connects the equinoctial points on the ecliptic, while the other connects the solstitial points
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| [14th century. Via late Latin coluri< Greek kolourai (grammai) "truncated (lines)" < kolouros "truncated" < kolos "docked" + oura "tail"] |
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