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neros

neros noun: a period of 600 years.

Noun (1)

neros (plural neroses or neroi)

  1. (Babylon) A period of 600 years.
    • the progressive subdivisions of the saroses of 3,600 years, of the neroses of 600 years, and of the sosses [sic] of 60 years have the same progression as the divisions and subdivisions of the zodiac1872, Arthur Dyot Thomson, On Mankind: Their Origin and Destiny, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 648
  2. (archaic, rare) One sixth of a saros, or about three years.

Noun (2) capitalized: Neros

Neros

  1. (plural) plural of Nero

Forms of neros

pluralneroses
pluralneroi

Origin of neros

From Ancient Greek νῆρος (nêros), from Akkadian 𒐞 (nēr).

Questions about neros

What does neros mean?
Neros means a period of 600 years.
What part of speech is neros?
Neros is a noun.
What is the plural of neros?
The plural of neros is neroses.

Words near neros in the dictionary

  1. Nerong
  2. Neroni
  3. Neronian
  4. Neronic
  5. Nerons
  6. neros
  7. neroses
  8. Nerquis
  9. Nerrena
  10. nerrick
  11. nerricks

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