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   tropic

   /ˈtrɒpɪk/

   noun

   • 1. the parallel of latitude 23°26ʹ north (tropic of Cancer) or south (tropic of Capricorn) of the equator.
   • ▪ each of two corresponding circles on the celestial sphere where the sun appears to turn after reaching its greatest declination, marking the northern and southern limits of the ecliptic.
   • ▪ the region between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

   adjective

   • 1. another term for tropical

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the point on the ecliptic reached by the sun at the solstice): via Latin from Greek tropikos, from tropē ‘turning’, from trepein ‘to turn’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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