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tropical year

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noun

year(def 4b).

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Nearby words

  1. tropical sore,
  2. tropical splenomegaly syndrome,
  3. tropical sprue,
  4. tropical storm,
  5. tropical typhus,
  6. tropicalize,
  7. tropically,
  8. tropicbird,
  9. tropics,
  10. tropine

Origin of tropical year

First recorded in 1585–95
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British Dictionary definitions for tropical year

tropical year

noun

another name for solar year See year (def. 4)
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Science definitions for tropical year

tropical year

A solar year. See under solar time.
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