"crescentic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more crescentic [comparative], most crescentic [superlative]
Etymology: From crescent (“(growing) half moon”) + -ic. More at crescent. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|crescent|ic|gloss1=(growing) half moon}} crescent (“(growing) half moon”) + -ic, {{m|en|crescent}} crescent Head templates: {{en-adj}} crescentic (comparative more crescentic, superlative most crescentic)
  1. Growing, increasing, gaining size, etc.
    Sense id: en-crescentic-en-adj-pQVuzPJ2
  2. Crescent-shaped.
    Sense id: en-crescentic-en-adj-sLvKWn2s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: crescent Derived forms: crescentic nephritis (english: a kidney disease) Related terms: crescendo

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