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Sothic year
So·thic year (plural So·thic years)


noun 
Definition:
 
ancient Egyptian year: a year of 3651/4 days in the ancient Egyptian calendar, based on the first appearance of the dog star Sirius above the horizon
[See Sothic cycle]
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