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blue moon
blue moonn.1. a. The third full moon in a three-month calendrical season that has four full moons.b. The second of two full moons occurring in the same month.2. Informal A relatively long period of time: I haven't seen you in a blue moon.
[Sense 2, probably from the rare occurrence whereby the moon appears blue from high amounts of dust in the atmosphere, as from a volcanic eruption.]blue moon n 1. the second full moon occurring within a calendar month 2. once in a blue moon informal very rarely; almost never Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | blue moon - a long time; "something that happens once in blue moon almost never happens"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechlong time, years, age - a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years" |
blue moonnounInformal. A long time:eon, eternity, long, year (used in plural).Informal: age (used in plural).Idioms: forever and a day, forever and ever, month of Sundays.blue moon
blue moonA long, albeit vague, period of time. Often used in the phrase "once in a blue moon." I haven't seen you in blue moon, Pete! What are you doing these days?See also: blue, moonBlue Moon
Blue Moon (religion, spiritualism, and occult)The Moon can sometimes appear bluish because of atmospheric conditions, but the expression “once in a blue Moon” refers to a month during which two full moons occur—one at the beginning and the other near the end of the month. This happens only once every few years. AcronymsSeebeats meblue moon
Synonyms for blue moonnoun a long timeSynonymsWords related to blue moonnoun a long timeRelated Words- colloquialism
- long time
- years
- age
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