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SYNODIC MONTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does synodic month mean?
• SYNODIC MONTH (noun)
The noun SYNODIC MONTH has 1 sense:
1. the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
Familiarity information: SYNODIC MONTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
lunar month; lunation; moon; synodic month
Hypernyms ("synodic month" is a kind of...):
month (a time unit of approximately 30 days)
Holonyms ("synodic month" is a part of...):
lunar year (a period of 12 lunar months)
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