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Latin synodicus, Ancient Greek συνοδικός (sunodikós, of or related to an assembly or meeting). Equivalent to synod +‎ -ic.

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synodic (not comparable)

  1. of, related to or produced by a synod; synodal
    • 1664, Edward Stillingfleet, A Rational Account of the Grounds of Protestant Religion:
      a synodical epistle
  2. (astronomy) Of or pertaining to the conjunction of two or more heavenly bodies
    a synodical month
    the synodical revolution of the moon or a planet

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