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Per`i*hel"ion (?), Per`i*he"li*um (?), n.; pl. Perihelia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. about, near + the sun.] Astron.
That point of the orbit of a planet or comet which is nearest to the sun; -- opposed to aphelion.
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