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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.

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Origin of interlunar

First recorded in 1590–1600; inter- + lunar

Words nearby interlunar

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