Meanings
nounantisyzygy (usually uncountable, plural antisyzygies)
plural antisyzygies
- uncountableusuallyThe presence of dueling polarities within one entity, thought of as typical for the Scottish psyche and literature.
Origin
From anti- + syzygy, coined by G. Gregory Smith in Scottish Literature: Character and Influence (1919).
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APA
antisyzygy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antisyzygy
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“antisyzygy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antisyzygy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antisyzygy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antisyzygy.
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