antiscion

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noun

The mirror image, or shadow, of a planet, based upon a line of reference which is the axis of 0 Cancer/0 Capricorn (the position of the sun at the solstices).

OriginAncient Greek ἀντίσκιον →
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Meanings

nounantiscion (plural antiscia)

plural antiscia

  1. astrologyThe mirror image, or shadow, of a planet, based upon a line of reference which is the axis of 0 Cancer/0 Capricorn (the position of the sun at the solstices).

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀντίσκιον
  2. Englishantiscion

From Ancient Greek ἀντίσκιον (antískion), from ἀντι- (anti-, “opposite”) + σκιά (skiá, “shadow”).

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antiscion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiscion

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“antiscion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiscion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiscion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiscion.

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