Dictionary - Definition of CALIPPIC CYCLE


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. A period of 76 years, or four Metonic cycles; -- so called from Calippus, who proposed it as an improvement on the Metonic cycle.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. A period of 76 years, or four Metonic cycles; -- so called from Calippus, who proposed it as an improvement on the Metonic cycle.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Common Expressions: CALIPPIC CYCLE

Expressions	Definition
Calippic cycle	A period of 76 years, or four Metonic cycles; -- so called from Calippus, who proposed it as an improvement on the Metonic cycle. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top