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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The time required for a single rotation of the earth on its axis with respect to the sun, varying slightly throughout the year due to variations in the earth's orbit and other factors.
  • noun A mean solar day.

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  • noun astronomy one day of solar time, the time between successive noons; the time in which a planet such as Earth apparently rotates once around its axis, relative to the sun (on Earth about 24 hours as an average - the length of solar day is not constant throughout the year)

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  • noun time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

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