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Calippic
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What's The Definition Of Calippic?Synonyms | Synonyms for Calippic: Related Terms | Find terms related to Calippic: See Also | Calippic In Webster's Dictionary \Ca*lip"pic\, a.
Of or pertaining to Calippus, an Athenian astronomer.
{Calippic period}, a period of seventy-six years, proposed by
Calippus, as an improvement on the Metonic cycle, since
the 6940 days of the Metonic cycle exceeded 19 years by
about a quarter of a day, and exceeded 235 lunations by
something more.
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