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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions syzygy noun (syzyg, ies) (context, astronomy, astrology) A kind of unity, namely an alignment of three celestial bodies (for example, the Sun, Earth, and Moon) such that one body is directly between the other two, such as occurs at an eclipse (psychology) An archetypal pairing of contrasexual opposites, symbolizing the communication of the conscious and unconscious minds (mathematics) A relation between generator, generators of a module (medicine) The fusion of some or all of the organs (zoology) The association of two protozoa end-to-end or laterally for the purpose of asexual exchange of genetic material (zoology) The pairing of chromosome, chromosomes in meiosis Etymology: From the Late Latin syzygia (a conjunction), from the Greek (syzygos), which means yoke together. This word was recognized as English in 1847 (astronomically).      Full Definition of syzygy  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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