lunation
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Medieval Latin lūnātiō.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lunation (plural lunations)
- A month of an average of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase.
- 1357, John Mandeville, The Travels of Sir John Mandeville[1], modernized spelling edition:
- And there is not the moon seen in all the lunation, save only the second quarter.
- 1982 December 25, J. Grainger, “Gay-by-Gay Calendars at a Glance”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 23, page 9:
- The seventh annual Lunar Calendar challenges the traditional structure of the calendar from a feminist perspective. The Lunar Calendar bases its months bases its months on lunations or 28 day lunar cycles, giving us thirteen in a calendar year.
- The irregular period from one new moon until the next.
Synonyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase
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the name of term given the irregular period from one new moon until the next