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DRACONTIC

Belonging to that space of time in which the moon performs one revolution, from ascending knot to ascending knot. See Dragon's head, under Dragon. "Dracontic month." Origin: From L. Draco dragon, in allusion to the terms dragon's head and dragon's tail. Source: Websters Vocabulary
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