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Rareequinoxes
The correct spelling is equinoxes.
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noun
Say it like: Ekw-ino-xes
The correct spelling is equinoxes. The intersection of the apparent path of the sun in the sky (the ecliptic) with the celestial equator.
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Definition
noun
- 1.The intersection of the apparent path of the sun in the sky (the ecliptic) with the celestial equator.
- 2.One of the two days on which this intersection occurs each year: (for the Northern hemisphere) March 20 or 21 in the spring and September 22 or 23 in the autumn.
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