"Moonless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Moon + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Moon|less}} Moon + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Moonless (not comparable)
  1. Without the Moon. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Moonless-en-adj-U5OcwF1a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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