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Noun: precession of the equinoxes
  1. A slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotation

Derived forms: precessions of the equinoxes

Type of: action, activity, natural action, natural process

Encyclopedia: Precession of the equinoxes

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