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lune
1[ loon ]
/ lun /
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noun
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
a crescent-shaped figure bounded by two arcs of circles, either on a plane or a spherical surface.
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Origin of lune
1First recorded in 1695–1705, lune is from the Latin word lūna moon
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Other definitions for lune (2 of 2)
lune2
[ loon ]
/ lun /
noun Falconry.
a line for securing a hawk.
Origin of lune
2Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for lune (1 of 2)
lune1
/ (luːn) /
noun
- a section of the surface of a sphere enclosed between two semicircles that intersect at opposite points on the sphere
- a crescent-shaped figure formed on a plane surface by the intersection of the arcs of two circles
something shaped like a crescent
RC Church another word for lunette (def. 6)
Word Origin for lune
C18: from Latin lūna moon
British Dictionary definitions for lune (2 of 2)
lune2
/ (luːn) /
noun
falconry a leash for hawks or falcons
Word Origin for lune
C14 loigne, from Old French, from Medieval Latin longia, longea, from Latin longus long 1
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