Synodical

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Synodic \Syn*od"ic\, Synodical \Syn*od"ic*al\, a. [L. synodicus,
     Gr. ?: cf. F. synodique.]
     1. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to a synod; transacted in, or
        authorized by, a synod; as, synodical proceedings or
        forms. "A synodical epistle." --Bp. Stillingfleet.
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     2. (Astron.) Pertaining to conjunction, especially to the
        period between two successive conjunctions; extending from
        one conjunction, as of the moon or a planet with the sun,
        to the next; as, a synodical month (see Lunar month, under
        {Month}); the synodical revolution of the moon or a
        planet.
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