neomenia
UK/ niːə(ʊ)ˈmiːniə /
neomenia noun: the time of the new moon; the beginning of the month in the lunar calendar.
Noun
neomenia
- The time of the new moon; the beginning of the month in the lunar calendar.
- The ſecond, Neomenia, or new moon, in which day they alwaies beganne the moneth; and twelue ſuch monethes made a yeare, by the courſe of the moone; for by the courſe of the ſunne, the yeare conteineth eleuven dayes more, which in three yeares make abouve a moneth.1609, The Holie Bible, […] (Douay–Rheims Bible), Doway: Laurence Kellam, […], →OCLC, 3 Kinges VI:(please specify the verse(s)), page 707
Origin of neomenia
From Latin neomēnia.
Questions about neomenia
- What does neomenia mean?
- Neomenia means the time of the new moon; the beginning of the month in the lunar calendar.
- What part of speech is neomenia?
- Neomenia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce neomenia?
- Neomenia is pronounced / niːə(ʊ)ˈmiːniə / (UK).
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