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dracontic, a. Astron.|drəˈkɒntɪk| [f. Gr. δρακοντ-, stem of δράκων dragon + -ic.] Pertaining to the moon's nodes: see dragon's-head, -tail.
1727–51Chambers Cycl., Dracontic Month, the space of time wherein the moon going from her ascending node, called Caput Draconis, returns to the same. 1730–6in Bailey (folio). Also in mod. Dicts. |