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heliac meaning and definition
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Definition of heliac (adjective)
- pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun
- "the heliacal rising of the Dog Star"; "the heliacal or Sothic year is determined by the heliacal rising of Sothis (the Egyptian name for the Dog Star)"
- synonyms: heliacal
Source: Princeton University Wordnet