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anomalistic year

–noun Astronomy.
the average interval between consecutive passages of the earth through the perihelion, equivalent to 365.26 days.

Origin:
1870–75
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anomalistic year

noun
time of the earth's revolution from perihelion to perihelion again; 365 days and 6 hr and 13 min and 53.1 sec 
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