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sidereal month

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sidereal month
n.
The average period of revolution of the moon around the earth in reference to a fixed star, equal to 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes in units of mean solar time.
sidereal month
n
(Astronomy) See month [5]
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Noun1.sidereal month - period between successive conjunctions with a star, 27.322 days
month - a time unit of approximately 30 days; "he was given a month to pay the bill"
sidereal time - measured by the diurnal motion of stars


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