"moonburn" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: moonburns [plural]
Etymology: moon + burn, by analogy with sunburn. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|moon|burn}} moon + burn, {{m|en|sunburn}} sunburn Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} moonburn (countable and uncountable, plural moonburns)
  1. (humorous) A hypothetical burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to moonlight. Tags: countable, humorous, uncountable Related terms: rainburn
    Sense id: en-moonburn-en-noun-jlJxYu2J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1995 March 10, “Moonlight Causes Slight Warming on Earth, Study Finds”, in Los Angeles Times",
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