"old moon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: old moons [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English olde mone. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:inh|enm:olde mone|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "old moon", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="old moon"> Inherited from Middle English olde mone. Head templates: {{en-noun}} old moon (plural old moons)
  1. The phase of the moon when it is waning.
    Sense id: en-old_moon-en-noun-KEVUQ~Rl Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 45 55
  2. The moon when it is waning. Related terms: waning moon Translations (the phase of moon when it is waning; the moon when it is waning): alakuu (Finnish), Altmond [masculine] (German), fase di luna calante [feminine] (Italian), убывающая луна́ (ubyvajuščaja luná) [feminine] (Russian), луна́ на исходе (luná na isxode) [feminine] (Russian), старая луна́ (staraja luná) [feminine] (Russian), luna menguante (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-old_moon-en-noun-eVRM-IqK Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Calendar, Moon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Calendar: 45 55 Disambiguation of Moon: 40 60 Disambiguation of 'the phase of moon when it is waning; the moon when it is waning': 32 68

Inflected forms

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