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Definitions of ecliptic:
  • noun:   the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator
    Example: "All of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic"



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