heliacal (a)
heliac (a)

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type a
lex_filenum 01
def pertaining to or near the sun
def especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun
examples the heliacal rising of the Dog Star
the heliacal or Sothic year is determined by the heliacal rising of Sothis (the Egyptian name for the Dog Star)
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Pertainym (pertains to noun) heliac → sun
Pertainym (pertains to noun) heliacal → sun
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