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adj. - Relating to or attributed to the moon and the sun or their mutual relations.

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Usage examples (28)
  • The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, not a lunar one.
  • In this nineteen-year lunisolar cycle, twelve years re - ceived twelve months each for a subtotal of 144.
  • The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar, incorporating elements of a lunar calendar with those of a solar calendar.
  • Isn't this culturally insensitive to Muslims - especially given that the Islamic calendar is actually lunar, rather than lunisolar like the Chinese one?
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