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anomalistic month
[ uh-nom-uh-lis-tik muhnth, uh-nom-uh-lis-tik ]
/ əˈnɒm əˈlɪs tɪk ˈmʌnθ, əˌnɒm əˈlɪs tɪk /
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noun Astronomy.
See under month (def. 5).
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Origin of anomalistic month
First recorded in 1760–70
Words nearby anomalistic month
anolyte, anomalad, anomalies, anomalism, anomalistic, anomalistic month, anomalistic year, anomalous, anomalous complex, anomalous correspondence, anomalous dispersion
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British Dictionary definitions for anomalistic month
anomalistic month
noun
the interval between two successive passages of the moon through perigee; 27.55455 days
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