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Definition of: epact
(ē′pakt) noun Astron.
1. The excess of the solar year over 12 lunar months, generally about 11 days.
2. The number of days in the age of the moon on the first day of any particular year. [<LL epacta <Gk. epaktē, fem. sing., added <epi- upon + agein lead]
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