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winter solstice comparison table

Subject	is an instance of	is a kind of	has definition
solstice		periodic celestial event	One of the two points on the ecliptic at which the Sun appears to be farthest away from the celestial equator (representing therefore mid-summer or mid-winter).
winter solstice	solstice

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