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semilunate

semilunate adjective: shaped like a crescent; lunate, semilunar, crescent-shaped.

Adjective

semilunate (comparative more semilunate, superlative most semilunate)

  1. shaped like a crescent; lunate, semilunar, crescent-shaped

semilunate meaning in Tamil

semilunate in Tamil

அரைமதி

Forms of semilunate

comparativemore semilunate
superlativemost semilunate

Origin of semilunate

From semi- + lunate.

Questions about semilunate

What does semilunate mean?
Semilunate means shaped like a crescent; lunate, semilunar, crescent-shaped.
What is semilunate in Tamil?
Semilunate in Tamil is அரைமதி. See Semilunate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is semilunate?
Semilunate is an adjective.

Words near semilunate in the dictionary

  1. semilunar notches
  2. semilunar valve
  3. semilunar valves
  4. semilunars
  5. semilunary
  6. semilunate
  7. semilune
  8. semilunes
  9. semilustrous
  10. semiluxurious
  11. semiluxury

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Adapted from Wiktionary: semilunate (page history and authors); semilunate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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