lunation
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English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin lūnātiō.
Pronunciation
Noun
lunation (plural lunations)
- A month of an average of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase.
- 1357, John Mandeville, The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, modernized spelling edition:
- And there is not the moon seen in all the lunation, save only the second quarter.
- The irregular period from one new moon until the next.
Synonyms
Translations
a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
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the name of term given the irregular period from one new moon until the next
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