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
| French | équinoxe (ay-kee-NAWKS) |
| Spanish | equinoccio (ay-kee-NOHKTH-yoh) |
| Mandarin | 春分 (chwuhn fuhn) |
| Hindi | विषुव (VI-shuuv) |
| Arabic | الاعتدال الربيعي (ah-LEE-tee-dahl ahr-RAH-bee-y) |
| Russian | равноденствие (ruv-nu-DYAYNST-vyee-yi) |
| Portuguese (EU) | equinócio (ayk-wee-NAWS-yuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | equinócio (ayk-wee-NAWS-yuu) |
| Japanese | 春分・秋分 (shu-OON-bung shu-U-bung) |
| German | Tagundnachtgleiche (TAH-guund-nahkhtg-ly-hyuh) |
| Urdu | ایکوینوکس (AYK-vee-noh-kuhs) |
| Punjabi | ਸਮਭੂਮੀ (suh-muh-BOO-mee) |
| Korean | 춘분 (CHOON-boon) |
| Hebrew | הִשׁתַוּוּת הַיוֹם וְהַלַיְלָה (heesh-tow-OOT HAH-yohm vay-hah-LAH-yuh-lah) |
| Greek | ισημερία (ee-see-may-REE-ah) |
| Dutch | equinox (AYK-vee-nawks) |
| Tagalog | equinox (uhk-WEE-nohks) |
| Vietnamese | phân (fuhn) |
| Turkish | ekinoks (ay-kee-NAWKS) |
| Persian | اعتدال (ay-tay-DAHL) |
| Polish | równonoc (roov-NAW-nawts) |
| Ukrainian | рівнодення (reev-NOH-den-nyah) |
| Bengali | বিষুব (BEE-shoob) |
| Swedish | dagjämning (DAH-yuhm-ning) |
| Italian | equinozio (ayk-wee-NAW-tsee-oh) |
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