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moon rune

moon rune noun: a runestone or similar object associated with the moon.

Noun

moon rune (plural moon runes)

  1. A runestone or similar object associated with the moon.
    • Pull the lever to turn the Moon Rune bridge around so you can get the Moon Rune.2000, Mel Odom, Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm official strategy guide
  2. A rune or other writing indicating or associated with the moon.
    • This knowledge, then, was to come – as the Moon rune, or rune of the night, signified – in the form of dreams.2011, David Bilsborough, The Wanderer's Tale, page 73
  3. Incomprehensible writing; moonrunes.
    • You know this freaky-creepy weird vase up here that has that moon rune writing on it?2014, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Son of No One: Hellchaser #6

Forms of moon rune

pluralmoon runes

Origin of moon rune

Compound of moon + rune. Possibly influenced by moon-letters, a secret writing system in J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit.

Questions about moon rune

What does moon rune mean?
Moon rune means a runestone or similar object associated with the moon.
What part of speech is moon rune?
Moon rune is a noun.
What is the plural of moon rune?
The plural of moon rune is moon runes.

Words near moon rune in the dictionary

  1. moon rocket
  2. moon rockets
  3. moon rocks
  4. moon roof
  5. moon roofs
  6. moon rune
  7. moon runes
  8. moon set
  9. moon sets
  10. moon shot
  11. moon shots

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