three-quarter moon
three-quarter moon noun: the phase where the moon is three-fourths of the way through its cycle from one new moon to the next.
Noun
three-quarter moon (plural three-quarter moons)
- The phase where the moon is three-fourths of the way through its cycle from one new moon to the next.
- The ten minutes of tropical twilight brought its quick melancholy and then the stars and the three-quarter moon blazed down and the sea died to a whisper.1954, Ian Fleming, “The Undertaker's Wind”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 185
Forms of three-quarter moon
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Questions about three-quarter moon
- What does three-quarter moon mean?
- Three-quarter moon means the phase where the moon is three-fourths of the way through its cycle from one new moon to the next.
- What part of speech is three-quarter moon?
- Three-quarter moon is a noun.
- What is the plural of three-quarter moon?
- The plural of three-quarter moon is three-quarter moons.
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