vernal equinox
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1. (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | equinoctial point, equinox, |
| definition | : | (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic (noun.location) |
| domain category | : | astronomy, uranology, |
| definition | : | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole (noun.cognition) |
2. March 21 (noun.time)
| hypernym | : | equinox, |
| definition | : | either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | noruz, nowrooz, nowruz, |
| definition | : | (Persian) the new year holiday in Iran and Azerbaijan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and parts of India and among the Kurds; comes at the vernal equinox (noun.time) |
| part meronym | : | mar, march, |
| definition | : | the month following February and preceding April (noun.time) |
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