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demilunes

demilunes is the plural of demilune.

Meaning of demilune

Noun

demilune (plural demilunes)

  1. A fortification constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin.
  2. A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.

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Questions about demilunes

What is demilunes the plural of?
Demilunes is the plural of demilune.

Words near demilunes in the dictionary

  1. demilitarizes
  2. demilitarizing
  3. DeMille
  4. DeMilles
  5. demilune
  6. demilunes
  7. demiman
  8. demimen
  9. demimondain
  10. demimondaine
  11. demimondaines

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