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Vernal equinox   /vˈərnəl ˈikwənˌɑks/   Listen
Vernal equinox

noun
1.
March 21.  Synonyms: March equinox, spring equinox.
2.
(astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces.





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"Vernal equinox" Quotes from Famous Books



... forenoon, a.m., prime, dawn, daybreak; dayspring^, foreday^, sunup; peep of day, break of day; aurora; first blush of the morning, first flush of the morning, prime of the morning; twilight, crepuscule, sunrise; cockcrow, cockcrowing^; the small hours, the wee hours of the morning. spring; vernal equinox, first point of Aries. noon; midday, noonday; noontide, meridian, prime; nooning, noontime. summer, midsummer. Adj. matin, matutinal^; vernal. Adv. at sunrise &c n.; with the sun, with the lark, when the morning dawns. Phr. at shut of evening flowers [Paradise Lost]; entre chien et loup [Fr.]; ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget


Words linked to "Vernal equinox" :   spring, march, autumnal equinox, mar, astronomy, equinox, Nowrooz, Nowruz, uranology, equinoctial point, spring equinox, Noruz, springtime


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