SYZYGY


Meaning of SYZYGY in English

n. (pl. -ies) 1 Astron. conjunction or opposition, esp. of the moon with the sun. 2 a pair of connected or correlated things.

[ LL syzygia f. Gk suzugia f. suzugos yoked, paired (as SYN-, zugon yoke) ]

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