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syzygial

Variant of syzygy

noun pl. syzygies

  1. a pair of things, esp. a pair of opposites
  2. Astron., Rare either of two opposing points in the orbit of a celestial body, specif. of the moon, at which it is in conjunction with or in opposition to the sun
  3. Gr. & Latin Prosody a measure of two feet, as a dipody

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