new moon
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle English newe moone, newe mone, equivalent to new + moon.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈn(j)uː ˌmuːn/, [ˈn(j)ʊu̯ ˌmʊu̯n]
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Hyphenation: new‧moon
Noun
[edit]- The phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and is therefore obscured.
- Coordinate term: full moon
- The moon when it is in conjunction with the sun.
- Coordinate term: full moon
- The phase of the moon when it is waxing.
- Synonym: waxing moon
- Coordinate term: old moon
- The moon when it is waxing.
- Synonym: waxing moon
- Coordinate term: old moon
- The day when the new moon is first seen or is expected to appear.
- Synonym: neomenia
Translations
[edit]phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
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the moon when in conjunction with sun
phase of moon when it is waxing
the moon when it is waxing
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the day when the new moon is first seen
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