MEANING
An alignment of celestial bodies, especially three bodies arranged approximately along a line.
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- planetary syzygy
- syzygy of sun and moon
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The eclipse required a syzygy of sun, Earth, and moon.
The chart predicted the next syzygy.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular syzygy; plural syzygies. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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