"crescent moon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crescent moons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crescent moon (plural crescent moons)
  1. The Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by the Sun. Wikipedia link: en:crescent moon Categories (topical): Astronomy, Celestial bodies Synonyms: hilal, meniscus, moonsickle, sickle moon Hypernyms: lunar phase Hyponyms (image or other representation of a crescent moon): lunette [obsolete] Hyponyms (waning moon): old moon Hyponyms (waxing moon): new moon, young moon Related terms: 🌘, 🌒, 🌙, gibbous Coordinate_terms: new moon, half moon, full moon Translations (the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter): sekelmaan (Afrikaans), هِلَال (hilāl) [masculine] (Arabic), هلال (hilāl) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), လခြမ်း (la.hkram:) (Burmese), 新月 (xīnyuè) (Chinese Mandarin), halvmåne [common-gender] (Danish), wassenaar [masculine] (Dutch), kuunsirppi (Finnish), croissant de lune [masculine] (French), lúa crecente [feminine] (Galician), Mondsichel [feminine] (German), μισοφέγγαρο (misoféngaro) [neuter] (Greek), lalin kwasan (Haitian Creole), skarður máni (Icelandic), bulan sabit (Indonesian), corrán gealaí [masculine] (Irish), luna crescente (Italian), fase di novilunio [feminine] (Italian), congiunzione [feminine] (Italian), 弦月 (gengetsu) (Japanese), 三日月 (mikazuki) (Japanese), niłahasí hahpá (Koasati), wílečhala (Lakota), luna corniculata [feminine] (Latin), bente mone (Middle English), månesigd [masculine] (Norwegian), halvmåne [masculine] (Norwegian), luna kresiente (Papiamentu), هلال افزاینده (helâl-e afzâyande) (Persian), pierwsza kwadra [feminine] (Polish), lua crescente (Portuguese), luna creciente (Spanish), 𒌓𒊬 (usakar) (Sumerian), månskära (Swedish), bulang gasuklay (Tagalog), hilal (Turkish), ayça (Turkish), 𐎅𐎍𐎍 (hll) (Ugaritic)

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          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xīnyuè",
          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
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          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
          "word": "kuunsirppi"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
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          "word": "croissant de lune"
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          "word": "lúa crecente"
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          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "misoféngaro",
          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
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          "word": "μισοφέγγαρο"
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          "lang": "Haitian Creole",
          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
          "word": "lalin kwasan"
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          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
          "word": "skarður máni"
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        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
          "word": "bulan sabit"
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          "lang": "Irish",
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          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "mikazuki",
          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
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          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
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          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
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          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
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          "code": "pap",
          "lang": "Papiamentu",
          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
          "word": "luna kresiente"
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        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "helâl-e afzâyande",
          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
          "word": "هلال افزاینده"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pierwsza kwadra"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
          "word": "lua crescente"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
          "word": "luna creciente"
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          "lang": "Sumerian",
          "roman": "usakar",
          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
          "word": "𒌓𒊬"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
          "word": "månskära"
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          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
          "word": "bulang gasuklay"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
          "word": "hilal"
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
          "word": "ayça"
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          "code": "uga",
          "lang": "Ugaritic",
          "roman": "hll",
          "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
          "word": "𐎅𐎍𐎍"
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      "word": "🌘"
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "hilāl",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "هِلَال"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "hilāl",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
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        "Egyptian-Arabic",
        "masculine"
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      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "လခြမ်း"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xīnyuè",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "新月"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
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      "word": "halvmåne"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "kuunsirppi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "croissant de lune"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "lúa crecente"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Mondsichel"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "misoféngaro",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
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      ],
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      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "lalin kwasan"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "skarður máni"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "bulan sabit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "corrán gealaí"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "luna crescente"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "fase di novilunio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "congiunzione"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gengetsu",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "弦月"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mikazuki",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "三日月"
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      "code": "cku",
      "lang": "Koasati",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "niłahasí hahpá"
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      "code": "lkt",
      "lang": "Lakota",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "wílečhala"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "luna corniculata"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "bente mone"
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "månesigd"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "halvmåne"
    },
    {
      "code": "pap",
      "lang": "Papiamentu",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "luna kresiente"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "helâl-e afzâyande",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "هلال افزاینده"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pierwsza kwadra"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "lua crescente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "luna creciente"
    },
    {
      "code": "sux",
      "lang": "Sumerian",
      "roman": "usakar",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "𒌓𒊬"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "månskära"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "bulang gasuklay"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "hilal"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "ayça"
    },
    {
      "code": "uga",
      "lang": "Ugaritic",
      "roman": "hll",
      "sense": "the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter",
      "word": "𐎅𐎍𐎍"
    }
  ],
  "word": "crescent moon"
}

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