noun

equinox

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The meaning (definition) of the word equinox

the two days each year when day and night are equal length

The word equinox used in a sentence

On the equinox, day and night are the same length.

The plural of the word equinox

equinoxes

How the word equinox is said around the world

Frenchéquinoxe (aykeenawks)
Spanishequinoccio (aykeenohkthyoh)
Mandarin春分 (chūn fēn)
Hindiविषुव (vishuuv)
Arabicالاعتدال الربيعي (ahleeteedahl ahrrahbeey)
Russianравноденствие (ravnodenstvie)
Portuguese (EU)equinócio (aykweenawsyuu)
Portuguese (BR)equinócio (aykweenawsyuu)
Japanese春分・秋分 (shunbun ・ shuubun)
GermanTagundnachtgleiche (tahguundnahkhtglyhyuh)
Urduایکوینوکس (aykveenohkuhs)
Punjabiਸਮਭੂਮੀ (suhmuhboomee)
Korean춘분 (cunbun)
Hebrewהִשׁתַוּוּת הַיוֹם וְהַלַיְלָה (heeshtowoot hahyohm vayhahlahyuhlah)
Greekισημερία (isemeria)
Dutchequinox (aykveenawks)
Tagalogequinox (uhkweenohks)
Vietnamesephân (fuhn)
Turkishekinoks (aykeenawks)
Persianاعتدال (aytaydahl)
Polishrównonoc (roovnawnawts)
Ukrainianрівнодення (rivnodennya)
Bengaliবিষুব (beeshoob)
Swedishdagjämning (dahyuhmning)
Italianequinozio (aykweenawtseeoh)

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