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man in the moon artinya

Manusia di Bulan

/ˌmæn ɪn ðə ˈmuːn/US/ˌmæn ən ðə ˈmun/

man in the moon in Indonesian: Manusia di Bulan. In English, man in the moon means an image of a man perceived in the dark maria (plains or "seas") and light highlands or other features of the Moon, originally regarded as a man with a burden on his back or accompanied by a small dog, and now more commonly as a man's face in the full moon or his profile in a crescent moon; hence, an imaginary man thought to be living on the Moon.

Indonesian words for man in the moon

image of a man perceived in the dark maria and light highlands or other features of the Moon; imaginary man thought to be living on the Moon
Manusia di Bulan

English meaning of man in the moon

  1. proper noun An image of a man perceived in the dark maria (plains or "seas") and light highlands or other features of the Moon, originally regarded as a man with a burden on his back or accompanied by a small dog, and now more commonly as a man's face in the full moon or his profile in a crescent moon; hence, an imaginary man thought to be living on the Moon.
  2. proper noun An imaginary person; also (UK politics, slang), an unidentified person who illegally pays for election expenditure and electors' expenses, as long as the latter vote as the person wishes.

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Questions about man in the moon in Indonesian

What is the meaning of man in the moon in Indonesian?
Man in the moon in Indonesian is Manusia di Bulan.
Apa arti man in the moon?
Man in the moon: Manusia di Bulan.
What does man in the moon mean in English?
Man in the moon means an image of a man perceived in the dark maria (plains or "seas") and light highlands or other features of the Moon, originally regarded as a man with a burden on his back or accompanied by a small dog, and now more commonly as a man's face in the full moon or his profile in a crescent moon; hence, an imaginary man thought to be living on the Moon.

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