Assertion: moon's cycle | /r/Synonym | the metonic cycle
Facets:
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: To fix this, the Babylonians (and seemingly the Hebrews to some extent) surmised that a 19-year Lunar cycle existed (sometimes called the Metonic cycle) and that if additional months were periodically inserted to correct the calendar, the calendar would be re-synchronized with the actual observed solar year.