Plural of colure; the two great circles on the celestial sphere that mark the equinoxes and solstices.
Plural form of colure, maintaining the singular etymology from Greek kolouros through Latin colurus and French colure.
The two colures divide the celestial sphere into meaningful zones—one marks where day equals night, the other where light and darkness are most extreme. This ancient system still perfectly describes our astronomical reality.
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