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Pronunciation : Syn*od"ic, Syn*od"ic*al
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. synodicus, Gr. synodique.]
Definition : 1. (Eccl.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to a synod; transacted in, or authorized by, a synod; as, synodical proceedings or forms. "A synodical epistle." Bp. Stillingfleet.

2. (Astron.)

Defn: Pertaining to conjunction, especially to the period between two successive conjunctions; extending from one conjunction, as of the moon or a planet with the sun, to the next; as, a synodical month (see Lunar month, under Month); the synodical revolution of the moon or a planet.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913