moonbeam

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

In Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream 1590.[1] Compound of moon and beam.

Noun [edit]

moonbeam (plural moonbeams)

  1. A shaft of moonlight;[2] moonlight generally.


Translations [edit]

a shaft of moonlight; moonlight generally

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References [edit]

  1. ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988
  2. ^ Webster's College Dictionary, Random House, 2001
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