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superior conjunction
[suh-peer-ee-er kuhn-juhngk-shuhn, soo‐]
noun
Astronomy.
the alignment of an inferior planet and the sun in which the planet is at the far side of the sun from the earth.
superior conjunction
See under conjunction
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Word History and Origins
Origin of superior conjunction1
First recorded in 1825–35
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