–noun, plural -gies.
1. Astronomy: an alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and either the moon or a planet: Syzygy in the sun-earth-moon system occurs at the time of full moon and new moon.
2. Classical Prosody: a group or combination of two feet, sometimes restricted to a combination of two feet of different kinds.
3. any two related things, either alike or opposite.
I came across this word that I had never heard before while reading my Sports Illustrated this week. I love that my favorite magazine can expand my vocabulary.
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