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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin sōlstitium.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Solstitium n (strong, genitive Solstitiums, plural Solstitien)

  1. (astronomy, learned) solstice
    Synonym: (usual) Sonnenwende

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Further reading

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  • Solstitium” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Solstitium” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon