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 Per·i·gee Per·i·ge·um n.  Astron. That point, in the orbit of the moon or other body orbiting the earth, which is nearest to the earth; -- opposed to apogee.  It is sometimes, but rarely, used of the nearest points of bodies not orbiting the earth, such as of a comet, a planet, etc. Called also epigee, epigeum.
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