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adj
Of or relating to the Sun, especially rising and setting with the sun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of or relating to the rising of a star when it first becomes visible just before sunrise in the eastern sky, having previously been made invisible by sunlight, or the analogous situation of its setting just after sunset.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: heliac
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Ancient Greek ἡλιακός (hēliakós, “of the sun”) + -al. Appears in English first in the 16th century.
