epact

The English word “epact” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

the time (number of days) by which a solar year exceeds twelve lunar months; it is used in the calculation of the date of Easter

Etymology

From French épacte, from Latin epactae, from Ancient Greek ἐπακταί (epaktaí, “intercalary days”), feminine plural of ἐπακτός (epaktós, “brought on or in, added”).

Keep exploring: in the interactive dictionary every word of a definition is a link. Open “epact” there

More English words

epacadostat
epacrid
epacridaceous
epacris
epactal
epagoge
epagogic
epagomena

About this dictionary

The English dictionary on Glottosphere has 650,529 entries with a page. Browse the English dictionary.

Definitions are from Wiktionary, extracted by Kaikki.org, and are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.