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Noun: syzygy  si-zi-jee
  1. The straight line configuration of 3 celestial bodies (as the sun, earth, and moon) in a gravitational system
    "A solar eclipse occurs when the moon is in syzygy with the sun and earth"

Derived forms: syzygies

Type of: physical phenomenon

Encyclopedia: Syzygy