Luna
Americannoun
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the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
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(in alchemy) silver.
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(lowercase) Also the crescent-shaped receptacle within the monstrance, for holding the consecrated Host in an upright position.
noun
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the alchemical name for silver
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Greek counterpart: Selene. the Roman goddess of the moon
noun
Etymology
Origin of Luna
From the Latin word lūna the moon
Example Sentences
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Before the crisis, Jackie and Shadow were busy raising two eaglets, Luna and Sandy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Both Luna and O’Handley deny any wrongdoing, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is reportedly examining the allegations.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida told associates in the summer of 2024 that she knew Trump would choose Vance to be his vice president, according to a person familiar with the conversation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
OpenAI in June voluntarily limited access to its GPT-5.6 family of new models — Sol, Terra and Luna — to “trusted partners” in an effort to appease the government.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
The Way to Rio Luna was going to reunite him with Pili.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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