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lunar

lu·nar

UK/ˈluːnə/ US/ˈlʉwnə/ fairly common

adjective

1.

of or relating to or associated with the moon

  • “lunar surface”
  • “lunar module”

Origin

From Middle English lunar (“shaped like the crescent moon”), from Latin lūnāris (“of or pertaining to the moon, lunar”) (possibly through Middle French lunaire (modern French lunaire (“lunar”)), from lūna (“the Moon; crescent shape”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to shine”)) + -is (suffix forming adjectives).

Phrases

  • Coordinated Lunar Time
  • lunar calendar
  • lunar cataclysm
  • lunar caustic
  • lunar colony
  • lunar cycle
  • lunar deity
  • lunar distance

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