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Definition of: perigee
(per′ə·jē) noun Astron.
The point in the orbit of the moon or of an artificial satellite where it is nearest the earth; opposed to apogee. [<MF périgee <Med. L perigaeum <Gk. perigeion, orig. neut. of perigeios close around the earth <peri- around + gē earth]
—per′·i·ge′al, per′i·ge′an adjective
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