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Tropical Year

Noun: A tropical year refers to the time taken for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun with respect to the vernal equinox. It is approximately 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds.

Example sentence: The length of a tropical year determines the length of our calendar year, consisting of 365 days.

Tropical

Adjective: Describing or pertaining to the tropics; characteristic of or related to tropical regions.

Example sentence: The explorer captured stunning photographs of the tropical rainforest during his expedition.

Tropical

Noun: A tropical plant or animal.

Example sentence: The zookeeper carefully tends to a variety of tropicals in the exotic animal exhibit.

Tropical

Adjective: Relating to, occurring in, or suitable for the warmer regions near the equator.

Example sentence: The family enjoyed their tropical vacation, basking in the sun and swimming in the clear blue waters of the Caribbean.

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