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moonsighting

moonsighting noun: sighting the Moon (generally in an Islamic context, where the visibility of the Moon affects the timing of religious events).

Noun

moonsighting (uncountable)

  1. Sighting the Moon (generally in an Islamic context, where the visibility of the Moon affects the timing of religious events).

Origin of moonsighting

From Moon + sighting.

Questions about moonsighting

What does moonsighting mean?
Moonsighting means sighting the Moon (generally in an Islamic context, where the visibility of the Moon affects the timing of religious events).
What part of speech is moonsighting?
Moonsighting is a noun.

Words near moonsighting in the dictionary

  1. moonside
  2. moonsif
  3. moonsiff
  4. moonsiffs
  5. moonsifs
  6. moonsighting
  7. moonsnail
  8. moonsnails
  9. moonspeak
  10. moonstomp
  11. moonstomps

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