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noun
The orbital period of the Earth with respect to the fixed stars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The time it takes for any astronomical object in orbit around a central star to orbit that star, with respect to distant stars.
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noun
the time for the earth to make one complete revolution around the sun, relative to the fixed stars
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: year, sidereal time
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