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fullmoon

fullmoon is the alternative form of full moon.

Meaning of full moon

Noun

full moon (countable and uncountable, plural full moons)

  1. The phase of the moon when it is in opposition to the sun and its full disc is therefore visible.
    • It is true also that the roosters, especially during full moon, crow all night.1923 May, Lawrence Shaw Mayo, “The Shenando’ Valley”, in The Atlantic Monthly, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 May 2022
    Antonyms:
    new moon
  2. The moon when it is in opposition to the sun.
    Synonyms:
    plenilune
    Antonyms:
    new moon

Forms of fullmoon

pluralfullmoons

Origin of fullmoon

See full moon.

Words formed from fullmoon

Questions about fullmoon

What is fullmoon the alternative form of?
Fullmoon is the alternative form of full moon.

Words near fullmoon in the dictionary

  1. fullmade
  2. fullmart
  3. fullmarts
  4. Fullmer
  5. Fullmers
  6. fullmoon
  7. fullmooned
  8. fullmooning
  9. fullmoons
  10. fullmouthed
  11. fullness

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