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perigee

per·i·gee

perigee

 
pronunciation:
pe rih ji
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition: in astronomy, the point in the orbit of a moon or other satellite at which it is closest to the earth. (Cf. apogee.)
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