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Sothic
 
SYLLABICATION:So·thic
PRONUNCIATION:  sthk, sthk
ADJECTIVE:1. Of, relating to, or deriving from the name of Sothis. 2. Being the ancient Egyptian calendar year, consisting of 3651/4 days. 3. Being a cycle consisting of 1,460 years of 365 days in the ancient Egyptian calendar.
ETYMOLOGY:From Greek Sthis, the star Sirius. See Sothis.
 
 
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