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lunisolar calendar

lunisolar calendar noun: a calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun, which defines the year.

Noun

lunisolar calendar (plural lunisolar calendars)

  1. A calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun, which defines the year.
    • We adopted the Babylonian lunisolar calendar in order to make sure that Pesaḥ fell in the spring, Shavuot at the first fruits, and Sukkot at harvest time.2024, David Golinkin, “What Is The Purpose And History Of Adar II”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 88
    • The holidays are all happening within two days this year because several long solar, lunar and lunisolar calendar cycles sync up.2026 February 16, Alicia Eler, “Lunar New Year, Ramadan and Lent in rare alignment this year. The holidays follow different solar and lunar calendars, but some of them sync up in 2026”, in Minnesota...

lunisolar calendar meaning in Vietnamese

lunisolar calendar in Vietnamese

calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun
âm dương lịch

Forms of lunisolar calendar

plurallunisolar calendars

Questions about lunisolar calendar

What does lunisolar calendar mean?
Lunisolar calendar means a calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun, which defines the year.
What is lunisolar calendar in Vietnamese?
Lunisolar calendar in Vietnamese is âm dương lịch. See Lunisolar calendar meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is lunisolar calendar?
Lunisolar calendar is a noun.
What is the plural of lunisolar calendar?
The plural of lunisolar calendar is lunisolar calendars.

Words near lunisolar calendar in the dictionary

  1. lunies
  2. luniest
  3. luniform
  4. lunijianlaite
  5. lunisolar
  6. lunisolar calendar
  7. lunisolar calendars
  8. lunisolar year
  9. lunisolar years
  10. lunistice
  11. lunistices

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