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lunisolar calendar

noun

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  1. A calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun, which defines…

    A calendar based on the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun, which defines the year.

    • We adopted the Babylonian lunisolar calendar in order to make sure that Pesaḥ fell in the spring, Shavuot at the first fruits, and Sukkot at harvest time.
    • The holidays are all happening within two days this year because several long solar, lunar and lunisolar calendar cycles sync up.

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