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lunaire

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French lunaire, from Latin lūnāris.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ly.nɛʁ/
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Adjective

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lunaire (plural lunaires)

  1. (relational) lunar
  2. (by extension, figurative) absurd, surreal
    • 2020 July 27, Benjamin Benoît, “Les jeux télé français sont-ils trop faciles?”, in Slate:
      «Spin The Wheel», dont la version française est toujours dans les tuyaux, est un concept assez étrange. Son ambiance est lunaire. On dirait qu'un sacrifice humain pourrait commencer à tout instant.
      Spin the Wheel, whose French version is still in the works, is a rather strange concept. Its atmosphere is surreal. It gives the impression that a human sacrifice might begin at any moment.

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Latin lūnāris.

Adjective

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lunaire m or f (plural lunaires)

  1. lunar

Descendants

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  • French: lunaire

Noun

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lunaire m (plural lunaires)

  1. lunation

References

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  • lunaire on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)