interlunar

[ in-ter-loo-ner ]

/ ˌɪn tərˈlu nər /

adjective

pertaining to the moon's monthly period of invisibility between the old moon and the new.

Nearby words

interlocutor, interlocutory, interlope, interloper, interlude, interlunar, interlunation, intermarriage, intermarry, intermaxillary bone, intermaxillary suture

Origin of interlunar

First recorded in 1590–1600; inter- + lunar

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