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      equinoctial
      noun
      the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles
      adjective
      relating to an equinox (when the lengths of night and day are equal)
      relating to the vicinity of the equator
      Roots
      aequusequ- · Latin · even, equalnox-noct · Latin · night
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      The word equinoctial breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: equ-, from Latin aequus (“even, equal”); and -noct, from Latin nox (“night”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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