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noun
The slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic, resulting from precession of the earth's axis of rotation, and causing the equinoxes to occur earlier each year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: natural process, natural action, action, activity
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