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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A spring beginning with uncharacteristically warm and sunny weather, followed by unseasonably cold weather.  3, record 1, English, - reverse%20spring

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

One of the two periods in the year when the days and nights are equal in length all over the earth, owing to the sun's crossing the equator.  2, record 2, English, - equinox

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The vernal or spring equinox is at present on the 20 March, and the autumnal on the 22 or 23 September. Just before the reformation of the calendar they were 11 days earlier.  2, record 2, English, - equinox

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Moment de l’année où jour et nuit ont une durée égale.  2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9quinoxe

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[...] à l'équinoxe vernal(ou équinoxe de printemps, 21 mars), on voit apparaître au pôle Nord le soleil, qui disparaît au pôle Sud; à l'équinoxe d’automne ou automnal(23 septembre), c'est l'inverse.  3, record 2, French, - %C3%A9quinoxe

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Época del año en la que el Sol atraviesa el ecuador celeste al recorrer la eclíptica y en la que la duración del día y de la noche es la misma.  2, record 2, Spanish, - equinoccio

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

equinoccio: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que de acuerdo con el Diccionario académico, "equinoccio" se escribe con dos ces y es la "época en que, por hallarse el Sol sobre el ecuador, los días son iguales a las noches en toda la Tierra, lo cual sucede anualmente del 20 al 21 de marzo y del 22 al 23 de septiembre".  3, record 2, Spanish, - equinoccio

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

... the precise moment at which the sun crosses the equator.  1, record 3, English, - equinox

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The vernal or spring equinox is at present on the 20 March, and the autumnal on the 22 or 23 September. Just before the reformation of the calendar they were 11 days earlier.  1, record 3, English, - equinox

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Instant où le soleil atteint l’un de ces points.  2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9quinoxe

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[...] à l'équinoxe vernal(ou équinoxe de printemps, 21 mars), on voit apparaître au pôle Nord le soleil, qui disparaît au pôle Sud; à l'équinoxe d’automne ou automnal(23 septembre), c'est l'inverse.  3, record 3, French, - %C3%A9quinoxe

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

[...] momento del año en que el Sol, en su movimiento aparente, corta el ecuador celeste.  2, record 3, Spanish, - equinoccio

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

equinoccio: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que de acuerdo con el Diccionario académico, "equinoccio" se escribe con dos ces y es la "época en que, por hallarse el Sol sobre el ecuador, los días son iguales a las noches en toda la Tierra, lo cual sucede anualmente del 20 al 21 de marzo y del 22 al 23 de septiembre".  3, record 3, Spanish, - equinoccio

Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The point on the celestial sphere where the sun crosses the celestial equator from south to north.  5, record 4, English, - vernal%20equinox

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

When the sun crosses the celestial equator on its apparent journey north, about March 21, the northern hemisphere begins spring and the southern hemisphere begins autumn. This point of intersection of the ecliptic with the celestial equator is called the "vernal equinox".  6, record 4, English, - vernal%20equinox

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT

The vernal or spring equinox is at present on the 20 March, and the autumnal on the 22 or 23 September. Just before the reformation of the calendar they were 11 days earlier.  2, record 4, English, - vernal%20equinox

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The time when the sun is at the vernal equinox defines the first day of spring. This happens on about March 20 each year.  5, record 4, English, - vernal%20equinox

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF

[...] point où le Soleil traverse l’équateur céleste en passant de l’hémisphère Sud de la sphère céleste dans l’hémisphère Nord.  5, record 4, French, - %C3%A9quinoxe%20de%20printemps

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

[...] à l'équinoxe vernal(ou équinoxe de printemps, 21 [ou 22] mars), on voit apparaître au pôle Nord le soleil, qui disparaît au pôle Sud; à l'équinoxe d’automne ou automnal([22 ou] 23 septembre), c'est l'inverse.  3, record 4, French, - %C3%A9quinoxe%20de%20printemps

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS

À l’équinoxe, la durée du jour est égale à celle de la nuit sur toute la surface de la terre.  6, record 4, French, - %C3%A9quinoxe%20de%20printemps

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 5,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The point on the celestial sphere where the sun crosses the celestial equator from north to south.  2, record 5, English, - autumnal%20equinox

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The other intersection of the ecliptic with the celestial equator, that is, where the sun crosses the celestial equator going from the northern to the southern hemisphere, is called the "autumnal equinox".  3, record 5, English, - autumnal%20equinox

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The vernal or spring equinox is at present on the 20 March, and the autumnal on the 22 or 23 September. Just before the reformation of the calendar they were 11 days earlier.  4, record 5, English, - autumnal%20equinox

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS

The time when the sun is at the autumnal equinox defines the first day of autumn. This happens on about September 22 each year.  2, record 5, English, - autumnal%20equinox

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF

[...] point où le Soleil passe de l’hémisphère céleste Nord dans l’hémisphère céleste Sud.  3, record 5, French, - %C3%A9quinoxe%20d%26rsquo%3Bautomne

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT

[...] à l'équinoxe vernal(ou équinoxe de printemps, 21 [ou 22] mars), on voit apparaître au pôle Nord le soleil, qui disparaît au pôle Sud; à l'équinoxe d’automne ou automnal([22 ou] 23 septembre), c'est l'inverse.  2, record 5, French, - %C3%A9quinoxe%20d%26rsquo%3Bautomne

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS

À l’équinoxe, la durée du jour est égale à celle de la nuit sur toute la surface de la terre.  4, record 5, French, - %C3%A9quinoxe%20d%26rsquo%3Bautomne

Record 5,  Textual support,  Spanish