moonbeam

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

moonbeam (plural moonbeams)

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


[edit] Translations

a shaft of moonlight; moonlight generally

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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