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interlunar

interlunar adjective: of the four-day period between an old moon and a new moon, when the moon is not visible.

Adjective

interlunar (not comparable)

  1. Of the four-day period between an old moon and a new moon, when the moon is not visible.

Forms of interlunar

alternative forminterlunary

Origin of interlunar

From inter- + lunar: compare Latin interlunis.

Questions about interlunar

What does interlunar mean?
Interlunar means of the four-day period between an old moon and a new moon, when the moon is not visible.
What part of speech is interlunar?
Interlunar is an adjective.

Words near interlunar in the dictionary

  1. interludes
  2. interludial
  3. interluding
  4. interluency
  5. interluminal
  6. interlunar
  7. interlunary
  8. interlunation
  9. interlunations
  10. interlune
  11. interlunium

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