how to pronounce equinox
/ˈɛk.wɪ.nɒks/
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equinox is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of equinox in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… observed on these spring equinox for …”
meanings of equinox
noun:
- The intersection of the apparent path of the sun in the sky (the ecliptic) with the celestial equator.
- One of the two days on which this intersection occurs each year: (for the Northern hemisphere) March 20 or 21 in the spring and September 22 or 23 in the autumn.
equinox frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word equinox occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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