PARSEC

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years

Synonyms:

parsec; secpar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("parsec" is a kind of...):

astronomy unit (a linear unit used for astronomical distances)

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