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A moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears larger each night as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon: a moon in any of the increasing lunar phases.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: waning moon
From waxing + moon. Compare Middle English wexinge of the mone, þe waxyng of moone, waxinge of þe mone, wexinge of þe mone (literally “(the) waxing of the moon”).
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Danish:
tiltagende måne
— The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon
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Dutch:
wassende maan
— The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon
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Finnish:
kasvava kuu
— The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon
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Finnish:
yläkuu
— The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon
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Galician:
cuarto crecente
— The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon
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Galician:
abalo
— The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon
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Galician:
enchente
— The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon
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Georgian:
ზრდადი მთვარე
(zrdadi mtvare)
— The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon
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German:
zunehmender Mond
— The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon
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Italian:
luna crescente
— The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon
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Italian:
fase di novilunio
— The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon
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Italian:
congiunzione
— The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon
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Latin:
luna crescens
— The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon
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Persian:
هلال افزاینده
(helâl-e afzâyande)
— The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon
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Portuguese:
lua crescente
— The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon
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Spanish:
luna creciente
— The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon
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Tamil:
வளர்பிறை
(vaḷarpiṟai)
— The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon
