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galactic years

galactic years is the plural of galactic year.

Meaning of galactic year

Noun

galactic year (plural galactic years)

  1. The time taken for the Solar System to orbit around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, estimated to be from 225 to 250 million years.
    Synonyms:
    cosmic year
  2. (broadly) The time taken for a celestial body to complete a quasi-orbit in a galaxy.

Questions about galactic years

What is galactic years the plural of?
Galactic years is the plural of galactic year.

Words near galactic years in the dictionary

  1. galactic halo
  2. galactic halos
  3. galactic nuclei
  4. galactic nucleus
  5. galactic year
  6. galactic years
  7. galactical
  8. galactically
  9. galacticide
  10. galactico
  11. galacticol

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