EPICYCLE
\ˈɛpɪsˌa͡ɪkə͡l], \ˈɛpɪsˌaɪkəl], \ˈɛ_p_ɪ_s_ˌaɪ_k_əl]\
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A circle, whose center moves round in the circumference of a greater circle; or a small circle, whose center, being fixed in the deferent of a planet, is carried along with the deferent, and yet, by its own peculiar motion, carries the body of the planet fastened to it round its proper center.
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A circle, whose center moves round in the circumference of a greater circle; or a small circle, whose center, being fixed in the deferent of a planet, is carried along with the deferent, and yet, by its own peculiar motion, carries the body of the planet fastened to it round its proper center.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
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