单词 | interlunation |
释义 | interlunation in British English (ˌɪntəlʊˈneɪʃən) noun the period between the old and new moons during which the moon is invisible new moonDerived forms interlunar (ˌinterˈlunar) or interlunary (ˌinterˈlunary) adjective interlunation in American English (ˌintərluˈneiʃən) noun the interlunar period Word origin [1805–15; inter- + lunation]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Indo-European, alpaca, napoleon, platinum, souffléinter- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “between,” “among,”“in the midst of,” “mutually,” “reciprocally,” “together,” “during” (intercept; interest). On this model, inter- is used in the formation of compound words (intercom; interdepartmental) |
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