"lunula" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lunulae [plural], lunulæ [archaic, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lūnula. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|lūnula}} Latin lūnula Head templates: {{en-noun|lunulae|lunulæ|pl2qual=archaic}} lunula (plural lunulae or (archaic) lunulæ)
  1. (anatomy) Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail. Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (pale area at the base of the fingernail): lúnula [feminine] (Catalan), lunula (Finnish), puolikuu (Finnish), lunule [feminine] (French), નખચંદ (nakhcand) (Gujarati), هلال (hilal) (Ottoman Turkish), obłączek [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-lunula-en-noun-YsXuppoH Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'pale area at the base of the fingernail': 91 9
  2. (Ancient Rome, historical) A crescent moon-shaped pendant worn by girls in Ancient Rome. Tags: Ancient-Rome, historical Categories (topical): Ancient Rome, Jewelry
    Sense id: en-lunula-en-noun-SeOC29CM Disambiguation of Jewelry: 11 89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 25 18 20 13 17 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 31 15 17 11 20 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lunule Derived forms: lunular, lunulate Related terms: eponychium

Inflected forms

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          ],
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        }
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      "sense": "pale area at the base of the fingernail",
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      "word": "lúnula"
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      "word": "lunula"
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    },
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    },
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      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
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      "sense": "pale area at the base of the fingernail",
      "word": "هلال"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
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