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477 Glossary Bak’tun/Baktun: A count of 400 years in the Maya calendar. CalendarRound: The combination of the Haab’ and Tzolk’in calendars consisting of 52 vague years (18,980 days). chiasmus: A poetic device of two or more lines having the pattern ABBA, creating a focal point on their axis. diphrastic kenning/difrasismo: The poetic pairing of multiple terms to create a distinct metaphorical referent. discourse: The use of language in an act of communication. Haab: A Maya solar calendar cycle of 360 days consisting of 18 months of 20 days each plus 5 inauspicious days. K’atun/Katun/Winikhaab: A period of 20 years in the Maya calendar. Long Count: A notional system counting forward from August 13, 3114 BC to a later date. It usually consists of counts of Bak’tun (400-year period), K’atun (or Winikhaab) (20-year period), Tun 478 Glossary (or Haab) (1-year period), Winal (or Winik) (20-day period), and K’in (1-day period), but it can also have much larger periods of 8,000 years, 160,000 years, or more. Short Count: A count of 13 groups of K’atuns equaling a period of 256 years used by the Postclassic Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula. Tun/Tuun(year):A period of 360 days in the Maya calendar consisting of 18 months (Winal) × 20 days (K’in). Tzolk’in: A Maya divinatory calendar cycle of 260 days consisting of 13 numeral coefficients and 20 day names. ...

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