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synodic

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syn·​od·​ic | \ sə-ˈnä-dik How to pronounce synodic (audio) \
variants: or synodical \ sə-​ˈnä-​di-​kəl How to pronounce synodical (audio) \

Definition of synodic

1 : of or relating to a synod : synodal
2 usually synodic [Greek synodikos, from synodos meeting, conjunction] : relating to conjunction especially : relating to the period between two successive conjunctions of the same celestial bodies (such as the moon and the sun)

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1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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“Synodic.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synodic. Accessed 6 December 2019.

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