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heliacal
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
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hɪˈlaɪ.əˌkəl
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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
“the heliacal rising of the Dog Star”
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the heliacal rising of the Dog Star
the heliacal or Sothic year is determined by the heliacal rising of Sothis (the Egyptian name for the Dog Star)
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