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lunar year

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lunar year
n.
An interval of 12 lunar months.
lunar year
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) See year [6]
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Noun1.lunar yearlunar year - a period of 12 lunar months          
year - the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun; "a Martian year takes 687 of our days"
lunar month, lunation, synodic month, moon - the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)


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``We're hoping to finish before the end of the current lunar year, the year of the monkey.
SHOW ME THE MONKEYS $5 MILLION ANIMAL-TRADE DEAL STILL IN LIMBO by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Each section gives a basic overview of the topic, and the author delves into sun sign (astrology) and lunar year (Chinese horoscope) ascendants for an extra challenge.
Gravelle, Karen. Five ways to know about you by Finch, Tricia / Kliatt
An author's note provides additional facts about the lunar year and about some of the symbols associated with Wong's own half-Chinese, halfKorean family's new year traditions.
This Next New Year by Flynn, Kitty / The Horn Book Magazine
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