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noun
The farthest point of the moon's northing and southing, in its monthly revolution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: lunar standstill
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Latin *lūnistitium, coined from lūna + sistō (“to stand, place”) in 1650, on the model of solstitium (“solstice”).
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
