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moonhood

moonhood noun: the state or quality of being a moon.

Noun

moonhood (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being a moon.
    • Calling Charon a moon, rather than a junior partner in a coalition, is thus stretching the definition of moonhood.2000 September 28, “Pluto plus tard”, in The Economist
    • Although they deserve moonhood every bit as much as their larger cousins, irregular satellites continue to puzzle planetary scientists.2001, Mercury, volume 30, page 82

Origin of moonhood

From moon + -hood.

Questions about moonhood

What does moonhood mean?
Moonhood means the state or quality of being a moon.
What part of speech is moonhood?
Moonhood is a noun.

Words near moonhood in the dictionary

  1. moonglow
  2. moongo
  3. moongod
  4. moongods
  5. moongs
  6. moonhood
  7. moonias
  8. mooniases
  9. moonie
  10. moonier
  11. moonies

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