full moon
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English ful mone, from Old English full mōna, equivalent to full + moon.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]full moon (countable and uncountable, plural full moons)
- The phase of the moon when it is in opposition to the sun and its full disc is therefore visible.
- Antonym: new moon
- Hyponym: strawberry moon
- 1923 May, Lawrence Shaw Mayo, “The Shenando’ Valley”, in The Atlantic Monthly[1], Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 May 2022:
- It is true also that the roosters, especially during full moon, crow all night.
- The moon when it is in opposition to the sun.
Translations
[edit]phase of moon when in opposition to sun
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the moon when in opposition to sun
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