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sidelight
sideline
sidelock
sidelong
sideman
sidepiece
sider-
sidereal
sidereal day
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sidereal month
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sidereal day
si·de·re·al day (plural si·de·re·al days)


noun 
Definition:
 
day calculated by using star's position: the time it takes for Earth to make one complete revolution in relation to a specific star, equal to 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4.1 seconds
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