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Theban year

Theban year noun: the ancient Egyptian year of 365 days and six hours.

Noun

Theban year (plural Theban years)

  1. The ancient Egyptian year of 365 days and six hours.
    • They had another year in Upper Egypt, which was heliacal, and styled the Theban. This consisted of three hundred sixty-five days, and six hours.1774-1776, Jacob Bryant, A New System or Analysis of Ancient Mythology

Forms of Theban year

pluralTheban years

Questions about Theban year

What does Theban year mean?
Theban year means the ancient Egyptian year of 365 days and six hours.
What part of speech is Theban year?
Theban year is a noun.
What is the plural of Theban year?
The plural of Theban year is Theban years.

Words near Theban year in the dictionary

  1. thebaine
  2. Thebais
  3. thebaism
  4. Theban
  5. Theban alphabet
  6. Theban year
  7. Theban years
  8. Thebanness
  9. Thebans
  10. thebe
  11. Thebean

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