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solsticial

solsticial is the alternative form of solstitial.

Meaning of solstitial

Adjective

solstitial (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to a solstice.
    • a solstitial point
  2. Occurring on a solstice.
    • […] the moment of his birth, the solstitial moon is to be full, […]1827, “The Correspondent”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 1, page 182

Origin of solsticial

From Middle French solsticial. By surface analysis, solstice + -ial.

Questions about solsticial

What is solsticial the alternative form of?
Solsticial is the alternative form of solstitial.

Words near solsticial in the dictionary

  1. solrise
  2. sols
  3. Solsona
  4. solstice
  5. solstices
  6. solsticial
  7. solstitial
  8. solstitial colure
  9. solstitial colures
  10. solstitially
  11. Soltanabad

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Adapted from Wiktionary: solsticial (page history and authors); solstitial (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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