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In the precise and rigorous astronomical use of the word, does the term "syzygy" refer to an astronomical alignment of three and only three bodies? Or, can syzygy mean an alignment of three, or more, astronomical bodies?

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Yes, syzygy can be more than 3, but not less than 3.

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