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lunar month
lunar monthn. The average time between successive new or full moons, equal to 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes. Also called synodic month.lunar month n (Units) another name for synodic month See month6 month (mʌnθ)
n. 1. any of the 12 parts, as January or May, into which the calendar year is divided. 2. the time from any day of one calendar month to the corresponding day of the next. 3. a period of four weeks or 30 days. 4. a. Also called solar month. one-twelfth of a solar year. b. Also called lunar month. the period of a complete revolution of the moon around the earth, as between successive new moons (synodic month), or between successive conjunctions with a star (sidereal month). 5. months, an indefinitely long period of time: I haven't seen him for months. Idioms: a month of Sundays, an indeterminately great length of time. [before 900; Middle English; Old English mōnath; c. Old Frisian mōnath, Old High German mānōd, (German Monat), Old Norse mānathr, Gothic mēnōths. See moon] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | lunar month - the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)lunation, synodic month, moonlunar year - a period of 12 lunar monthsmonth - a time unit of approximately 30 days; "he was given a month to pay the bill" |
lunar month
lunar month See synodic month.lunar month[′lü·nər ′mənth] (astronomy) The period of revolution of the moon about the earth, especially a synodical month. LegalSeeMonthlunar month
Related to lunar month: lunar calendarSynonyms for lunar monthnoun the period between successive new moons (29Synonyms- lunation
- synodic month
- moon
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