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solar

/ˈsəʊ.lə/ adjective

In Latin: sōlāris Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about solar at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun.
    solar eclipse

Origin

From Late Middle English solar, from Latin sōlāris, from sōl (“sun”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).

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