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Lunisolar precession
Lunisolar Lu"ni*so"lar, a. [L. luna moon + E. solar: cf. F. lunisolaire.] Resulting from the united action, or pertaining to the mutual relations, of the sun and moon. Lunisolar precession (Astron.), that portion of the annual precession of the equinoxes which depends on the joint action of the sun and moon. Lunisolar year, a period of time, at the end of which, in the Julian calendar, the new and full moons and the eclipses recur on the same days of the week and month and year as in the previous period. It consists of 532 common years, being the least common multiple of the numbers of years in the cycle of the sun and the cycle of the moon.
Precessional
Precessional Pre*ces"sion*al, a. Of or pertaining to pression; as, the precessional movement of the equinoxes.
Precessor
Precessor Pre*ces"sor, n. [L. praecessor.] A predecessor. [Obs.] --Fuller.

Meaning of Preces from wikipedia

- derive from the preces of the pre-Reformation liturgy, which generally quote verses of the psalms. In particular, the closing preces of the two daily...
- of Common Prayer as part of the preces at Morning and Evening Prayer (also known as Mattins and Evensong). The preces, also known as suffrages, are prayers...
- Essence (Latin: essentia) has various meanings and uses for different thinkers and in different contexts. It is used in philosophy and theology as a designation...
- Radio 3, a tradition begun in 1926. Preces & responses The preces & responses by William Smith of Durham The Preces (or versicles) and responses are a...
- for both Morning and Evening Prayer and are usually known by the title 'Preces and Responses'; settings of the canticles differ between the two services...
- abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt ) ISO 4 Nat. Preced. Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) ·...
- psalm verse in two parts. A series of versicles and responses forms the preces. The versicle is sung recitatively on a note with a simple cadence. The...
- composer from the city of Durham. He is chiefly known for his set of choral preces and responses for the Anglican liturgy of Evening Prayer. William Smith...
- Hymnarius, Solesmes, 1983; Pope Urban VIII's 17th-century revision has preces here. Thus in Liber Hymnarius, Solesmes, 1983. Pope Urban VIII's text has...
- rhythm of the Hispanic liturgy. The current lyrics are adapted from the Preces of the ****t office of Wednesday of the fifth w**** of Lent in the Mozarabic...