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Lippershey

/ˈlɪpəɹsˌhaɪ/

Lippershey proper noun: a crater of the Moon.

Proper noun

Lippershey

  1. A crater of the Moon.

Origin of Lippershey

Named for Hans Lipperhey, whose name has been spelled with an excrescent s in English texts since the 1800s.

Questions about Lippershey

What does Lippershey mean?
Lippershey means a crater of the Moon.
What part of speech is Lippershey?
Lippershey is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lippershey?
Lippershey is pronounced /ˈlɪpəɹsˌhaɪ/.

Words near Lippershey in the dictionary

  1. lippedness
  2. lippen
  3. lippened
  4. lippening
  5. lippens
  6. Lippershey
  7. Lippert
  8. Lipperts
  9. Lippes loop
  10. Lippes loops
  11. Lippett

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