ðɪs nˈaɪntiːnjˈɪɹ pˈiəɹɪəd wʌz kˈɔːld baɪ ðə ɡɹˈiːks æz ðə jˈɪɹ ʌv mˈɛtən, ðə tˈaɪm pˈiəɹɪəd ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə stˈɑːɹz ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðɛɹ ɪnˈɪʃəl pəzˈɪʃənz.
This nineteen-year period was called by the Greeks as the ‘year of Meton', the time period in which the stars returned to their initial positions.