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A month of an average of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The irregular period from one new moon until the next.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lunar month, moon, synodic month
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: month
Borrowed from Medieval Latin lūnātiō.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
лунен месец
(lunen mesec)
— a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
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Dutch:
lunatie
— a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
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Dutch:
synodische maand
— a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
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Galician:
lunación
— a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
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Polish:
lunacja
— a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
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Portuguese:
lunação
— a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
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Russian:
лу́нный ме́сяц
(lúnnyj mésjac)
— a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
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Russian:
лунация
(lunacija)
— a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
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Swedish:
månmånad
— a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
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Tày:
bươn
— a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
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Vietnamese:
tuần trăng
— a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
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Polish:
lunacja
— the name of term given the irregular period from one new moon until the next
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Portuguese:
lunação
— the name of term given the irregular period from one new moon until the next
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Russian:
лу́нный ме́сяц
(lúnnyj mésjac)
— the name of term given the irregular period from one new moon until the next
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Russian:
лунация
(lunacija)
— the name of term given the irregular period from one new moon until the next