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Equinox : (noun)
1: either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the
plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of
equal length
2: (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the
celestial equator intersects the ecliptic [syn: equinoctial
point]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Equinox : \E"qui*nox\, n. [OE. equinoxium, equenoxium, L.
aequinoctium; aequus equal _ nox, noctis, night: cf. F.
['e]quinoxe. See Equal, and Night.]
1. The time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial
points, that is, about March 21 and September 22. See
Autumnal equinox, Vernal equinox, under Autumnal and
Vernal.
When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Stormwind
of the equinox. --Longfellow.
2. Equinoctial wind or storm. [R.] --Dryden.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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