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equinox Definition


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equinox
noun
    equinoxes
    1. Either of the two occasions on which the Sun crosses the equator, making night and day equal in length, the spring equinox occurring about 21 March and the autumnal equinox occurring about 23 September.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin aequi noctium, from aequus equal + nox night.



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