English Explanatory Dictionary

sossos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A quantity of 60, such as a period of 60 years.
  2. One tenth of a neros and one sixtieth of a saros – about 110 days.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɒsəs/ /ˈsɒsɒs/

Word forms

sossos sossoi

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σῶσσος (sôssos), from Akkadian 𒋗𒅆 (šūši, “a unit of sixty”).

Related words

saros neros
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