lunes
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lunes
1605–15; < French, Middle French, plural of lune caprice < Medieval Latin lūna fit of lunacy, special use of Latin lūna moon; compare German Laune
Example Sentences
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"First #coffee of the first #monday of the first month of a brand new year. Primer café del primer lunes del primer mes del año nuevo #lunes #cafe," she captioned the post.
From Fox News ● Jan. 3, 2022
The kids that I saw there were loud, but they weren't wild-eyed lunes.
From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 21, 2011
Señor Ascencio read each word out loud as he wrote para el lunes on the board.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
Sir Launcelot said: "Yea, Lady, and there she hangs, caught by her lunes in yonder elm-tree."
From The Story of the Champions of the Round Table by Pyle, Howard
The curious names of parts of forts she knew, And aired with conscious pride her ravelins, And counterscarps, and lunes.
From Men, Women and Ghosts by Lowell, Amy
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