How to pronounce syzygy
American English pronunciation
SIZ-ih-jee
- IPA
- /ˈsɪzɪdʒi/
- Syllables
- SIZ · ih · jee (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What syzygy means
When three bodies in space line up in a straight row
In a sentence: On the night of the syzygy, the sun, the earth, and the moon were all in a line.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Greek word for a pair or a joining, like a yoke. English took it in 1847 for its meaning about stars and planets.
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