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   e·qui·nox

   /ˈekwəˌnäks/

   noun

   • 1. the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length (about September 22 and March 20).
   • ▪ another term for equinoctial point

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French equinoxe or Latin aequinoctium, from aequi- ‘equal’ + nox, noct- ‘night’.

   Scrabble Points: 23

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   • Q

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   • X

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