syz|y|gy

syz|y|gy
syz|y|gy «SIHZ uh jee», noun, plural -gies.
1. Astronomy. the conjunction or opposition of two heavenly bodies, or either of the points at which these occur, especially with respect to the sun and the moon: »

Cognate problems are the determination of the syzygies, last visibilities of the moon, and eclipses (I. Bernard Cohen).

2. (in Greek and Latin prosody) a dipody, or combination of two like feet (or sometimes of two unlike feet).
[< Latin s < Greek síā yoke (pair); any union (of two) < syzygeîn to yoke (in pairs) < syn- together + zygón yoke]

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