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ecliptic
adjective
(eclip-tic)
of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
ecliptic
noun
(eclip-tic)
the great circle of the celestial sphere that is the apparent path of the sun among the stars or of the earth as seen from the sun : the plane of the earth's orbit extended to meet the celestial sphere
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