"moonrise" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-moonrise.ogg [US] Forms: moonrises [plural]
Etymology: From moon + rise. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|moon|rise}} moon + rise Head templates: {{en-noun}} moonrise (plural moonrises)
  1. The time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon. Wikipedia link: moonrise Categories (topical): Moon, Times of day Synonyms: moonup Related terms: earthrise, sunrise Translations (The time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon): شَفَق (šafaq) [masculine] (Arabic), غَسَق (ḡasaq) [masculine] (Arabic), عَتَمَة (ʕatama) [feminine] (Arabic), изгрев на Луната (izgrev na Lunata) (Bulgarian), 月出 (jyut⁶ ceot¹) (Chinese Cantonese), maansopgang [masculine] (Dutch), maansopkomst [feminine] (Dutch), kuunnousu (Finnish), lever de lune [masculine] (French), Mondaufgang [masculine] (German), éirí gealaí (na) [masculine] (Irish), sorgere della luna [masculine] (Italian), mōnan upgang [masculine] (Old English), wschód księżyca [masculine] (Polish), nascer da lua [masculine] (Portuguese), răsărit de lună [neuter] (Romanian), восхо́д луны́ (vosxód luný) [masculine] (Russian), izlazak meseca (Serbo-Croatian), subida de la luna [feminine] (Spanish), salida de la luna [feminine] (Spanish), உதய நிலா (utaya nilā) (Tamil), చంద్రోదయము (candrōdayamu) (Telugu)

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