pericynthion

noun

peri·​cyn·​thi·​on

¦perə¦sin(t)thēə̇n

plural -s

: perilune

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from peri- + Cynthia, goddess of the moon (from Greek Kynthia) + -on (as in aphelion)

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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