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beginning with letter Z
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noun
  1. The twenty-sixth and last letter of the Appendix:Roman script, English alphabet, preceded by Y.
zenith
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noun
  1. (astronomy)
    • The point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir.
    • The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer.
    • The highest point in the sky reached by a celestial body.
      1. Highest point or state; peak.
zodiacal light
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noun
  1. (astronomy) soft glow of white light extending upward from the horizon along the ecliptic, particularly in the tropics.
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