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moonmoon

UK/ˈmuːnmuːn//ˈmunmun/

moonmoon noun: a moon that orbits a larger moon.

Noun

moonmoon (plural moonmoons)

  1. (Internet) A moon that orbits a larger moon.
    • Sarah Laskow at Atlas Obscura explains that moonmoon is catching on because there’s something pleasing about “recursive places,” like islands within islands, volcanoes within volcanoes and rivers running through a sea.2018 October 11, Jason Daley, “If a Moon Has a Moon, Is Its Moon Called a Moonmoon?”, in Smithsonian

Synonyms of moonmoon

Forms of moonmoon

pluralmoonmoons
alternative formmoon-moon
alternative formmoon moon

Origin of moonmoon

moon + moon

Questions about moonmoon

What does moonmoon mean?
Moonmoon means a moon that orbits a larger moon.
What part of speech is moonmoon?
Moonmoon is a noun.
How do you pronounce moonmoon?
Moonmoon is pronounced /ˈmuːnmuːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of moonmoon?
The plural of moonmoon is moonmoons.

Words near moonmoon in the dictionary

  1. moonlitten
  2. moonly
  3. moonman
  4. moonmen
  5. moonmilk
  6. moonmoon
  7. moonmoons
  8. moonnaut
  9. moonnauts
  10. Moonpar
  11. moonpath

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