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galactic year

noun

Definitions

  1. The time taken for the Solar System to orbit around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy,…

    The time taken for the Solar System to orbit around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, estimated to be from 225 to 250 million years.

  2. The time taken for a celestial body to complete a quasi-orbit in a galaxy.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for galactic year. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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