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Perigeum

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(n.) That point in the orbit of the moon which is nearest to the earth; - opposed to apogee. It is sometimes, but rarely, used of the nearest points of other orbits, as of a comet, a planet, etc. Called also epigee, epigeum.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Perigeum'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/perigeum.html. 1828.
 
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