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Halley's comet in American English
a famous comet, last seen in 1986, whose reappearance about every 76 years was predicted by Halley
noun: a comet with a period averaging 76 years. It was visible to terrestrial observers just before and after reaching perihelion in 1910 and again in 1986

Halley's Comet in British English
noun: a comet revolving around the sun in a period of about 76 years, last seen in 1985–86

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