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old moon

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noun

waning moon.

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Origin of old moon

First recorded in 1580–90

Words nearby old moon

old-man's-beard, old master, old media, old mine cut, old money, old moon, “Old Mother Hubbard”, Old Nick, Old Norse, Old North French, Old Northwest
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Words related to old moon

satellite, pumpkin, crescent, half-moon, planetoid, curve, bow, meniscus, sickle, celestial body, full moon, new moon, hornlike, demilune, lune

British Dictionary definitions for old moon

old moon

noun

a phase of the moon lying between last quarter and new moon, when it appears as a waning crescent
the moon when it appears as a waning crescent
the time at which this occurs
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