"young moon" meaning in All languages combined

See young moon on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: young moons [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English yong mone. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|yong mone}} Middle English yong mone Head templates: {{en-noun}} young moon (plural young moons)
  1. The phase of the moon when it is waxing, especially before quarter moon. Categories (topical): Calendar
    Sense id: en-young_moon-en-noun-T6DwHs1n Disambiguation of Calendar: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21
  2. The moon when it is waxing. Categories (topical): Calendar Related terms: waxing moon
    Sense id: en-young_moon-en-noun-7V~39eM8 Disambiguation of Calendar: 46 54

Inflected forms

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          "text": "John E. Westfall (2000) Atlas of the Lunar Terminator, page 61: “The young Moon is best observed shortly after a springtime sunset, as is the case here.”"
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          "text": "Chet Raymo (2005) The Soul of the Night: An Astronomic Pilgrimage, page 26: “There is a legend that Johannes Kepler, the Renaissance astronomer, once saw the old moon one morning and the young moon on the evening of the same day, but the story is hardly credible.”"
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