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Definition of great year

great year
Platonic year (Astron.), a period of time determined by the revolution of the equinoxes, or the space of time in which the stars and constellations return to their former places in respect to the equinoxes; -- called also great year. This revolution, which is caused by the precession of the equinoxes, is accomplished in about 26,000 years. --Barlow.

Meaning of great year from wikipedia

- The term Great Year has more than one major meaning. It is defined by scientific astronomy as "The period of one complete cycle of the equinoxes around...
- be used in reference to any long period or cycle, such as the Great Year. A calendar year is an approximation of the number of days of the Earth's orbital...
- 160 years, on average (one 25,920 year period of precession, or great year, divided by 12 zodiac signs equals a 2,160 year astrological age). There are various...
- A fiscal year (also known as a financial year, or sometimes budget year) is used in government accounting, which varies between countries, and for budget...
- Reported Road Casualties Great Britain (RRCGB), formerly Road Casualties Great Britain (RCGB) and before that Road Accidents Great Britain (RAGB), is the...
- Retrieved 19 May 2012. Fitzgerald, James (10 September 2007). "Goswami caps great year by winning Women's Player of 2007 at ICC Awards". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved...
- zone 5 in Great Britain starting north/east of the A5, west of the A6, south of the Solway Firth/Eden Estuary (roads beginning with 5). "Great Britain Results...
- of astrology and cultural astronomy. His book on millenarianism, The Great Year (1994), was described by Daily Telegraph journalist Damian Thompson as...
- singles of 1989 List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1989 "1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 101, no. 51. December 23, 1989...
- Person of the Year (called Man of the Year or Woman of the Year until 1999) is an annual issue of the American news magazine and website Time featuring...