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Half-moon

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Noun

1. half-moon, lunula, lunule

the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail

2. half-moon

the time at which the Moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Half-moon

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noun
1. 
the moon at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated
2. 
the time at which a half-moon occurs
3. 
a. 
something shaped like a half-moon
b. 
(as modifier)
half-moon spectacles
4. anatomy a nontechnical name for lunula

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Half-moon

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noun
1. 
the moon in its first or last quarter phase
2. 
anything shaped like a half-moon or crescent

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Half-moon

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n.
1. The moon when only half its disk is illuminated.
2. Something that is shaped like a half circle or a crescent, such as the lunula of a fingernail.

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