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Sothic

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Etymology

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From Sothis (“Sirius”) +‎ -ic (forming adjectives),[1] a variant of earlier Sothiac, from French sothiaque,[2] ultimately from Ancient Greek σωθιακός (sōthiakós, “Sothic”), from Σῶθις (Sôthis, “Sirius”) and -κός (-kós, “-ic”, forming adjectives).

Adjective

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Sothic (not comparable)

  1. (historical astronomy) Of or relating to the star Sirius, particularly in Egyptian or ancient Greek contexts.

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References

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  1. ^ "Sothic, adj.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ "Sothiac, adj.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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