D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Saros

/sär'-ōs/ · Sa·ros · IPA /sˈɑroʊs/
01 n. A Chaldean astronomical period or cycle, the length of which has been variously estimated from 3,600 years to 3,600 days, or a little short…
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    A Chaldean astronomical period or cycle, the length of which has been variously estimated from 3,600 years to 3,600 days, or a little short of 10 years.(Astron)