Science / Astrology / Metonic Cycle: The nineteen-year cycle named for the Athenian astronomer Meton who discovered (ca. 432) that the new Moon occurs on the same day of the year at approximate nineteen-year intervals.
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Cycle Verb Synonyms: slow, methodical, careful, unhurried, paced, measured, regular, even, steady, sure, unhesitating, unfaltering, confident
Cycle Noun Synonyms: round, rotation, circle, course, series, sequence, run, succession, pattern
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Entertainment / Literature / Mystery Cycle: A collection of mystery plays in a single manuscript meant to be performed sequentially. See discusion under mystery play, below. MORE
Science / Tides and Currents / Node Cycle: Period of approximately 18.61 Julian years required for the regression of the Moon's nodes to complete a circuit of 360° of longitude. It is accompanied by a corresponding cycle of changing inclinati MORE
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