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lunar

Best crossword clue

"Relating to the moon"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈl(j)uːnə/Part of speech adjectiveSorted alnruStarts with LEnds with R2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Relating to the moon.

Word origin

From Middle English lunar (“shaped like the crescent moon”), from Latin lūnāris (“of or pertaining to the moon, lunar”) (possibly through Middle French lunaire (modern French lunaire (“lunar”)), from lūna (“the Moon; crescent shape”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to shine”)) + -is (suffix forming adjectives).

Used in a sentence

  • lunar observations a lunar eclipse
  • By two lunar obſervations the long[itude] was 9° 57′ 30″ E. agreeing within 37′ by the watch, though the day before the long. by moon and watch differed 2° 35′.
  • Ahead the flanks of the Pennines gleamed faintly in the moonlight, looking as though they themselves were part of some dry and deserted lunar landscape.

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01Relating to the moon5 letters
02Moon-related5 letters

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