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The correct spelling is saros. (history, Babylon) A quantity of 3600, such as a period of 3600 years.

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  1. 1.(history, Babylon) A quantity of 3600, such as a period of 3600 years.
  2. 2.A period of 223 synodic months (approximately 18 years 11 days 8 hours), after which the relative positions of the earth, sun and moon recur, used to predict eclipses.

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