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Tropical year

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  1. 1
    The time that it takes for the Sun to return to the same position along the ecliptic, as viewed from the Earth, especially, completing a full cycle of seasons.
  2. 2
    the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes wordnet
  3. 3
    A vernal equinox year; the time between two successive vernal equinoxes.
  4. 4
    The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star, taking into account orbital precession. broadly

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