the autumn equinox

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• equinox — [ē′kwi näks΄, ek′wə näks] n. [ME < OFr equinoxe < ML aequinoxium < L aequinoctium < aequus (see EQUAL) + nox, NIGHT] 1. the time when the sun in its apparent annual movement along the ecliptic crosses the celestial equator, making… …   English World dictionary

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