Word of the Day 02/24/23 Syzygy
Syzygy (noun)
syzygy [ siz-i-jee ]
noun, plural syz·y·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.
OTHER WORDS FROM SYZYGY
sy·zyg·i·al [si-zij-ee-uhl], syz·y·get·ic [siz-i-jet-ik], syz·y·gal [siz-i-guhl], adjective
ORIGIN: 1650–60; < Late Latin syzygia < Greek syzygía union, pair, equivalent to sýzyg(os) yoked together (sy-sy- + zyg-, base of zeugnýnai to yoke + -os adj. suffix) + -ia-y
HOW TO USE SYZYGY IN A SENTENCE
I have a sneaking friendliness even now for anyone to whom the word ‘syzygy’ carries no special meaning.
THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA|BRAM STOKER
In the case of free parasites, a well-developed cyst is secreted by the syzygy, which rotates and gradually becomes spherical.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 12, SLICE 5|VARIOUS
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
syzygy [ siz-i-jee ]
noun, plural syz·y·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.
OTHER WORDS FROM SYZYGY
sy·zyg·i·al [si-zij-ee-uhl], syz·y·get·ic [siz-i-jet-ik], syz·y·gal [siz-i-guhl], adjective
ORIGIN: 1650–60; < Late Latin syzygia < Greek syzygía union, pair, equivalent to sýzyg(os) yoked together (sy-sy- + zyg-, base of zeugnýnai to yoke + -os adj. suffix) + -ia-y
HOW TO USE SYZYGY IN A SENTENCE
I have a sneaking friendliness even now for anyone to whom the word ‘syzygy’ carries no special meaning.
THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA|BRAM STOKER
In the case of free parasites, a well-developed cyst is secreted by the syzygy, which rotates and gradually becomes spherical.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 12, SLICE 5|VARIOUS
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.