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syzygyOne entry found. Main Entry: syz·y·gy Pronunciation: \ˈsi-zə-jē\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural syz·y·gies Etymology: Late Latin syzygia conjunction, from Greek, from syzygos yoked together, from syn- + zygon yoke — more at yoke Date: circa 1847 : the nearly straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies (as the sun, moon, and earth during a solar or lunar eclipse) in a gravitational system
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