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paraselene
[ par-uh-si-lee-nee ]
/ ˌpær ə sɪˈli ni /
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noun, plural par·a·se·le·nae [par-uh-si-lee-nee]. /ˌpær ə sɪˈli ni/. Meteorology.
a bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; a mock moon.
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Origin of paraselene
OTHER WORDS FROM paraselene
par·a·se·le·nic [par-uh-si-lee-nik, -len-ik], /ˌpær ə sɪˈli nɪk, -ˈlɛn ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby paraselene
parasailing, parasang, parascending, parascenium, parascience, paraselene, parasensory, parasexual reproduction, Parashah, Parashurama, parasinoidal
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How to use paraselene in a sentence
A complete paraselene appeared about the moon, of the diameter of 45 degrees.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XIV|Edwin James
British Dictionary definitions for paraselene
paraselene
/ (ˌpærəsɪˈliːnɪ) /
noun plural -nae (-niː)
Derived forms of paraselene
paraselenic, adjectiveWord Origin for paraselene
C17: New Latin, from para- 1 + Greek selēnē moon
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