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An extra full moon that appears in a subdivision of a year, namely:
The third full moon in a season that contains four rather than the usual three full moons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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An extra full moon that appears in a subdivision of a year, namely:
The second of two full moons that occur in the same calendar month (a definition created by mistake in the 20th century).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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The moon tinted towards blue as it appears in the sky, caused by dust or smoke in the atmosphere.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare
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A long time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, idiomatic
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A bright blue, sweet-flavored ice cream that is popular in the Midwestern U.S. and is a component of Superman ice cream.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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a long time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- something that happens once in blue moon almost never happens
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Broader terms: long time, age, years
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Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Basque:
ilargi urdin
— full moon
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Catalan:
lluna blava
— full moon
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French:
lune bleue
— full moon
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Galician:
lúa azul
— full moon
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Italian:
luna blu
— full moon
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Japanese:
ブルームーン
(burū mūn)
— full moon
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Korean:
블루문
(beullumun)
— full moon
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Portuguese:
lua azul
— full moon
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Russian:
голуба́я луна́
(golubája luná)
— full moon
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Spanish:
luna azul
— full moon
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Vietnamese:
trăng xanh
— full moon
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Czech:
šmoulová zmrzlina
— ice cream
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German:
Schlumpfeis
— ice cream
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Japanese:
ブルームーン
(burū mūn)
— ice cream
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Korean:
블루문
(beullumun)
— ice cream
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Vietnamese:
trăng xanh
— ice cream